setup.exe

Spincommand

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Spincommand has been detected as adware by 13 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.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Spincommand)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
000522d9d9b7597f842f034c560932b0

SHA-1:
a18c992345d374f28329b3c223e472c2aa81ccfb

SHA-256:
4788fb82235f20e0c32e3ab0e96dc9290cc78019401dda027341bf502e27d575

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/25/2024 7:03:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.35
523

avast!
Win32:Downloader-VSG [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3001

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.54006
9.0.1.0242

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.35
8.15.08.30.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BY application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-30-08_1

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1501

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSO
5600.6657

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.35
16.0.0.726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Spincommand.Installer (M)
15.7.28.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
36694

File size:
307.4 KB (314,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift 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:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Spincommand, O=Spincommand, 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:
00F49870F5D3FA7D981D0069DE3D2EBBC7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 7:00:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ULJ0320ArOr+H5B9RZmAaQUv2DPk92lAB:6wmA+v9RMAaQUv2y2q

Entry address:
0x15DA3

Entry point:
E8, CC, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 10, 5E, 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, 9C, 55, 43, 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, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 9C...
 
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Entropy:
5.8843

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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