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SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
deffdd79d1ba58c3ac7ff77d91afd378

SHA-1:
6d22b67d27a5efa600c49eaa6156df359167f6e9

SHA-256:
7b62d9cc9cc51a61a0312b9251198ea277d13e96d35e91eb99e570b9605844c8

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:22:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.159.188

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DO [PUP]
2014.9-140731

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3396

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.98912
1.0.20.1060

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-773
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18827

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28134
9.0.1.0212

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.98912
8.14.07.31.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AN application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.98912
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup(1).exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.20

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12672

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3476

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.31.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.98912
15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbnnwh
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.I
14.7.31.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1193
2.0.0.1852

File size:
219.3 KB (224,560 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFTWARE INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
652F70E683E058123B6C29E79760D2E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/5/2014 4:00:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Y7ogxhFbWvFNFH/jh5xTVYj9gsWim1Xm2qYJi8LTE7v2+RXkp3M5X3:LgxhFMN1/jhXVcZW9Nq9kp3Mp3

Entry address:
0xED47

Entry point:
E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, 72, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 30, 70, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3598

Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

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