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SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
aa10c2b57c7199320dfd38619af91ed3

SHA-1:
b7ac90e18d44cb913bd476ff2b2d4ce2f98c5c3c

SHA-256:
18c5e07afe7136173690fdfd64b993cb3e3bcf9bebea42477a4188ff8b92c1e0

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 7:39:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
866

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxor
7.11.173.204

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DS [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.WJ
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-1785
0.98/19414

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19585

Dr.Web
Trojan.Starman.4253
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
14.09.22

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AN application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3b6734a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3213

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.22.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dchwid
0.28.2.62151

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.F
14.9.22.9

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1269
2.0.0.1929

File size:
204.8 KB (209,712 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:
SOFTWARE INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, 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:
652F70E683E058123B6C29E79760D2E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/12/2014 8:00:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:9sjhc6n3VlvqF4UL8vaCpbdtzxJiVg4WaDQZNp757lpSIKDa45Xo:9s9dVUFi55+W8QZNpVlpz4po

Entry address:
0xACC8

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 38, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4122

Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 bytes)

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