setup.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 23 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 secure.11-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2a93f385ed6033ad1caf1768b311abf2

SHA-1:
dd0b61e9301bcf7eccf84d0c70d1b0f4eb62db8b

SHA-256:
e9132ae05a954513f3c083c7bfaf603517f125dacf8a75cf7dadc321febf7c82

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
4/18/2024 6:29:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
889

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Badur
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.26

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.169.68

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAX
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14829

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
1.0.20.1205

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19313

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
14.8.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3331

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.08.29.06

McAfee
IBryte
5600.7023

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dedhhz
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BuildInput.F
14.8.31.0

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1558
2.0.0.1903

File size:
128.9 KB (131,960 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2014 9:15:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:hGZIP94b9jypuZafV5Wt2jZ3rMOJBMXrIakTCmdSJ:7lMOJxSJ

Entry address:
0x72CB

Entry point:
E8, 38, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, C2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, C2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, C2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, C1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, C1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, C1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, C2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, C2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.0181

Code size:
29.5 KB (30,208 bytes)

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

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