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skulls-installer.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application skulls-installer.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 28 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 www.deskthemepacks.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
91c1f55499f5841a733d97bcf7da2cd2

SHA-1:
db802a0b7118f1c8b2f78f91379c111e56dd121f

SHA-256:
3a198b9f867de180b90bd99a7c04b99f814122542024a0ed328bb30674c83b72

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 7:22:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
5805142

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.187.160

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVR
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1620

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-271
0.98/19654

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
20137

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2203
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.11.20

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1788187
11/20/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-825ac5d5
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-20-11_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14071

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.11.20.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.972

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctwcbx
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.11.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.20.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.Q
14.11.20.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.1455
23.00.65.141118

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XGSDMHC
37.0.11289

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte.jfv
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34948

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.776
2.0.0.1988

File size:
542.8 KB (555,816 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\skulls-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL 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=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:
2/24/2014 8:56:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Nk6gXwfz2B6dCFsZIuGxQAM5W2F+Y28E4ePp5j:O6RdCFHXV92FZ28E4efj

Entry address:
0x3C298

Entry point:
E8, AA, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 00, 8E, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, 32, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 0F, 7C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 90, 6D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 54, 1F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, E1, 61, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 09, 60, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 94, 1F, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4410

Code size:
405.5 KB (415,232 bytes)

The file skulls-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.deskthemepacks.com/sites/all/modules/pubdlcnt/pubdlcnt.php?file=http://www.deskthemepacks.com/sites/default/.../skulls.themepack&nid=3801

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