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INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 25 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 INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
9ab99f57aae188e0eb112a769aa78f11

SHA-1:
ed4d902257b8203b8152b85ee9e258c624482774

SHA-256:
8f033091c75670318ef1adbcc61f5bd76cc0792d8752e55e2508af766e5ff15a

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/25/2024 12:45:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
890

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.A.4581
7.11.169.242

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVU
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1205

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.S
19348

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2203
9.0.1.05190

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.S application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3333

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.29.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cuifvl
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.11

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.I
14.8.29.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

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

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
220.8 KB (226,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

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:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/28/2014 7:16:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:P+2w4XQ2UoxPCEJigzolzisJT813EaOQat2792INOq5a6pPE:M4XQ2PPv3bFEaOztV56pPE

Entry address:
0xE43B

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 92, 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, 5C, 90, 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:
6.3776

Code size:
156.5 KB (160,256 bytes)

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