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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 37 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:
8ea58a7b2e33adedeb72f6c2a66b668d

SHA-1:
ebd5e63b1d6f7656ccfe958f12ec4385766a836c

SHA-256:
f3b5c6d15189468bbe398eff1f6e5fdbecbee51cd315f077e60907087e2c5086

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:03:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
867

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CZ [PUP]
2014.9-140920

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3345

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14123

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1315

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-760591
0.98/19586

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.0263

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
8.14.09.20.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
12/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-20-09_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.12.3.10

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.3220

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.20.09

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7001

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.789

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Downloader
11.20141203

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.247592
14.08.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.20.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.F
14.9.20.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14918

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10347

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
237.3 KB (242,976 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:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
5/8/2014 5:00:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JFc9q9XEtdR7PDWSSq3Yd7j84+0FGZJiwf9PCknc85tKp0/:/cY0tdRmSSqIzRe7Kp0/

Entry address:
0xE5A2

Entry point:
E8, 45, 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:
6.3803

Code size:
171 KB (175,104 bytes)

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