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INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.oinstaller.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
eabc7b6eb55ee9ce51a0a990ec9bcdcc

SHA-1:
7d236e172c205b905d54a4e4d7fed6a5b30efe32

SHA-256:
640399636e4777750df2a6ac13e406de24067dbe222fb7d94c9d24dedabcc77f

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:19:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
384

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.01.16

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.40

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160116

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2862

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.80

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7113
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.BI
18041

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25586
9.0.1.016

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.38436
8.16.01.16.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.L.gen (variant)
10.9633

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
1/16/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-16-01_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11770

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.806

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.16.09

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6518

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.crvmcc
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160116

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1673000
14.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
16.01.16.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
16.1.16.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.16114

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9381

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10992

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.16

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28000

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120147
2.0.0.1797

File size:
2.6 MB (2,677,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium 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:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/31/2013 11:25:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vZLaRvYcIcI7xEBLW/4Zb5X/XL/EbCOa7801BzbBdObX:paRAcIcI7xEpH/w4BzqbX

Entry address:
0x7B9F5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, AC, 4B, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 83, 68, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 34, 70, 68, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2334

Code size:
670 KB (686,080 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.oinstaller.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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