setup.exe

Fileadventure

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Swift 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.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Fileadventure)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8869b535417201cdd7e1ce3f7da14706

SHA-1:
d2b4c5930e8132a80f3166c5dc5df3da24efcaa2

SHA-256:
9e3fbc06552f0758f17c02cf0a0f8d60c46f4776a822e9fbbcb557220a5c6fc5

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 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 6:54:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.117133
6236517

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.zline
7.11.189.196

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141214-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRKBEyAlflCBB3lUTxVRgQkcU04}
2015.0.3251

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.141223

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
1.0.20.1785

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-763594
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.NW
20277

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.47108
9.0.1.0357

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.117133
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BR application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
12/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-a1a6e5b1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.117133
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14225

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2752

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.12.23.02

McAfee
IBryte-FSW
5600.6907

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.0.0.1071

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dhhunu
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Gen:Variant.Zusy.117133
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.23.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileadventure.F
14.12.23.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141221

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10160

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.357

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
324.9 KB (332,664 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:
7/14/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
12/2/2014 6:48:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:43VLNpCdrY3erWzJOb8NJ9Uat77lYeU9ZGA:+VZpCdrY3erWMbSUa97GXAA

Entry address:
0x18123

Entry point:
E8, 5A, A7, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 84, A6, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 84, A6, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
5.8896

Code size:
183 KB (187,392 bytes)

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