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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 46 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:
807c8249b993c3f495f2b65221a94285

SHA-1:
d5029e941e9da7e7361149c84c77db7ce9f23bb3

SHA-256:
3b8b789f3a99eb4ffb23869091b3aabb9a5f8521c2c9cc2186b95ab3f7b3799e

Scanner detections:
46 / 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:
4/26/2024 4:11:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
360

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]
2014.9-160210

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2838

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16210

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.205

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
9.0.1.041

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
8.16.02.10.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
2/10/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-10-02_4

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
14.0.0.683

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.10.08

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!AA091FF371C6
5600.6494

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnsau
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Downloader
11.20160210

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.10.08

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)
16.2.10.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16208

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9332

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:
237.8 KB (243,488 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 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 5:29:59 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:
5/5/2014 2:30:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:nozN5v+Er3b0T3VTkD0FwtEqh67WRmRjQVuQiJiv4zhY35topib:ozN5W+3oT31kQWVpRIjQVJopib

Entry address:
0xE7F2

Entry point:
E8, 85, 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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Entropy:
6.3861

Code size:
171.5 KB (175,616 bytes)

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