setup.exe

Fileadventure

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileadventure has been detected as adware by 40 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 cdn.downloadcoapt.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileadventure)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d951cf0d5e4416b0d97084c4b1f159f8

SHA-1:
afb534e087a5e100a71abd4216875bcb2c02e1e1

SHA-256:
5a0328256ae3773dd357607c66d4662a8afc5f41aba992d10da73861c7fa3fb2

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
4/23/2024 11:20:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
5822478

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxov
7.11.182.116

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
141119-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRKBEyAlflCBB3lUTxVRgQkcU04}
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.141121

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
1.0.20.1625

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.43735
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BS application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
11/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-2b3be3da
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
11.2014-21-11_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
14.11.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Inject
14.0.0.2911

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.11.21.09

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6939

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.0.0.975

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dhhunu
0.28.6.62995

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141121

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.21.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileadventure.F
14.11.21.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141119

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10223

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.325

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
375.9 KB (384,888 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileadventure, O=Fileadventure, 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:
2EF279A57EB2CCFE0FCD97FC0F239ADE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/17/2014 5:00:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:W7O+FEXm0N+O0WsSx0sGA3POs6reCI2sLSeBmz4q6Dx:W7O6EXHIrXwGA3POZrI3SeEkvx

Entry address:
0x20471

Entry point:
E8, 3E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, E4, 73, 44, 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, 60, 70, 44, 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:
6.4207

Code size:
277.5 KB (284,160 bytes)

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

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