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setup.exe

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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe by Premium Installer has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cpadominator.com.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by Premium Installer)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
b8826c4f7519d538761fe591ed980a6e

SHA-1:
e54f4171eb02c637262348f197aff40ffd075026

SHA-256:
a6b13e1d85fe1e64fe095100e18356f75baf05522d682ca042be6b5712aaa1d4

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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 10:32:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.14165
7.11.160.190

avast!
Win32:Installer-K [PUP]
2014.9-140728

AVG
Adware Generic5
2015.0.3399

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-328
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.M
18852

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1489, Adware.Downware.1479
9.0.1.0209

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.K.gen application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
7/28/2014

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.9.17

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12719

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3492

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.07.28.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cqiqwb
0.28.2.60881

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1668248
14.07.14.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.28.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PremiumInstaller.F
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.3C9
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.616
2.0.0.1858

File size:
1.6 MB (1,668,248 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 ExpressInstaller

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:
Premium Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, 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:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/20/2013 4:31:39 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ccg2xAdkrm7jgu9IxXXLfvj8aXZKnyMUdQ8W32+9Bcfs:daKqwjj8AZKfv32Cn

Entry address:
0x4A3C

Entry point:
E8, FB, 35, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 5C, C2, 41, 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, 44, C0, 41, 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:
5.1624

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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

http://cpadominator.com/.../index.php?g=mplayeradccan&src=ADC&kw=116402&lp=4

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