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SETUP DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by SETUP DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 38 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6f6aa53f187658923ac9254c7c11eff2

SHA-1:
a6b106724c4090f297fc8bcdb2f1317afe462834

SHA-256:
5ed744c54054eb5f7e0a1c8825bcbbb14c2ace06a4333e5556dc6ca91b41bfc1

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/19/2024 2:30:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
356

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.82

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CZ [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2834

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16214

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-236
0.98/19305

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18248

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26900
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
8.16.02.14.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
2/14/2016

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.663

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.14.11

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!AA091FF371C6
5600.6490

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnsau
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Downloader
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.14.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SETUPDOTEXE.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9324

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28862

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
236.3 KB (241,952 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:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP 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:
348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 3:00:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:mWeXfEWpG+sdarMlnf3Y2XkbJsaXoL7b8gB4SG5Ji4AL4IQvI5N/pmq:pezv5rMlA2HaWLSK/pmq

Entry address:
0xE162

Entry point:
E8, 45, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, C2, 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, 3C, C0, 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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Code size:
170 KB (174,080 bytes)

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