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Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a7e32831cd97cf21a384ce82fcf5df4b

SHA-1:
9b942f1ce95071d183ce1c53a5cb552f58d56e4e

SHA-256:
b3f1c639e346566fa8b173e3e3f310db236fee8491579e0be356a01f7a57661f

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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:
4/27/2024 6:37:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
861

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.10

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140926

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3339

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14926

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
1.0.20.1345

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-2688
0.98/19392

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19546

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.34636
9.0.1.0269

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.AF
8.14.09.26.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BH application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
9/26/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
11.2014-26-09_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flashplayerpro_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.8.9

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3192

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.26.12

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6995

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
15.0.0.807

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140926

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.26.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComputeClient.F
14.9.26.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14924

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10336

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.269

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
249.4 KB (255,352 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:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2014 3:30:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:m1MEC388R5YV/BGrGkApFLQpiFVJ1HpU8oOOM5n4r6BU:4S3u8GkWF0ka8oOOM5nQqU

Entry address:
0x159FB

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 81, 41, 00, 68, 65, 5A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, D0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, A6, 55, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

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