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INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 39 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 INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0e5d6149eb8a71f4d7642304afb901c3

SHA-1:
b94e41d802527c0b020d64fe1eee32ae74997f60

SHA-256:
e6eb4b0c68f432440452124b043991903178f15c1216529f7a33c2d5c5c3b8b4

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:48:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
355

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.40

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7113
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.BI
18041

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25586
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.38436
8.16.02.15.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.L.gen (variant)
10.9633

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11770

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.660

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.01

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.crvmcc
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1673000
14.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
16.02.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
16.2.15.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9323

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10992

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.46

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28000

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120147
2.0.0.1797

File size:
2.3 MB (2,424,104 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:
INSTALL 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=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2014 4:04:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:FviWgmh+YmEagT7AZiHFGXEfYD7wBBdaBdRCMGS:cmhJmEagY+nBXO

Entry address:
0x82D75

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, 1C, 4C, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, A1, 64, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, D4, 8D, 64, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Code size:
699 KB (715,776 bytes)

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