setup.exe

Safe Down

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down 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 install.oinstaller2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8c5f95c855c38faf49968604ee4d8b25

SHA-1:
881f3441873ad9fed117473b0e02d9c05f78fd55

SHA-256:
f045eb9b56f71f3b10010c5ef596daee593573e890d5609db3556abe008d5fbd

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:06:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6517195

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.22

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BTI
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1522

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.165

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5357
0.98/19505

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19547

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.41549
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BQ application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
2/2/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.02.02.12

McAfee
IBryte-FRK
5600.6866

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
16.0.0.99

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.84848.B
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.02.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.2.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15131

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10078

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.33

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1985
2.0.0.1937

File size:
79.4 KB (81,264 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2014 7:00:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:PNAxeF3cYhmTGLlBC8IKeq/JYM5wOe1W3eUZjwyDOJJuLWnpo8k7:+AF3CGXCDxDO+6P9LWNk7

Entry address:
0x6241

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, F8, 71, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 70, A4, 40, 00, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 34, D4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, D8, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, D4, 71, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 34, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 30, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, C0, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 65, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.8148

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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