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INSTALL THIS

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 35 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 a.ad-sys.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4abcea1e54212237a4d5559d29718531

SHA-1:
96932db4117a5ea4ea8c4618d8596920d9149765

SHA-256:
16f2486d44df7aa614b9bb5782323483e679bd4c7288b2ad1aee70ac3dbc5dee

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/24/2024 7:54:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
402

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DO [PUP]
2014.9-151230

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2880

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.151230

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1820

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-633
0.98/19308

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.0364

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.12.30.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2015-30-12_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.893

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.30.11

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6536

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
16.0.0.1092

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Downloader
11.20151230

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.06.23.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.30.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLTHIS.Installer (M)
15.12.30.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151228

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9416

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
229.3 KB (234,784 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 THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, 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:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/28/2014 10:00:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:KdyD3b9xt9rNXldCp7m5h5STmYZ1CIOOQVwvHF/frkyGX8VRN1p1njJi8/nPdX2X:17nXRXlIpch+mACvmeDdder/pT4

Entry address:
0x11387

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, A2, 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, A0, 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:
6.3463

Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

http://a.ad-sys.com/.../click?tenant=AD&context=LqOPtmbfswtzEwEV1Ba0maFubGfa_FSauaaQ-VF_JEaaA7d10u_ujsp6pve1upd0qtt9nqQhQbnMttG00eaymcjMWKKmK0n9Pb0aupr9AKqdbAlaPwxJ7CCwRcDE4Ru2prwSmGycWsC8s3jlLVp9QRz4LfvtazsarieaGqu_63sYCozBVmCe4WHxNW3uOicCgxzWNgIfULTH4PqJL6iMjjZauJyP0lgGH-aBoSkEK24GwDefnozuSxIL3QAnhffWY46E1DIRV7XGdoHAGvZQM2rVEMUshXwXntmBIOe50hZPuP3pOIWSefWguMbjJP-buWABrb9Mzvn0zyToQou0ftWSrSueqidJo1eH0eiR-l-pUlkskCHe71EZGU&type=pop

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