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softwareupdate.exe

Premium Installer

The application softwareupdate.exe, “Premium Installer ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source.
Publisher:
Premium Installer

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
36321edadb08a503bb0c94fa131f06f7

SHA-1:
b5970e72b82328fcf8e0a3019e37a040c49c8983

SHA-256:
fad153e51e2a78bda714661358f47301e69641ee6372b2840156e4e7278e1a08

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/18/2024 3:03:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433457
5832705

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.16

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxng
7.11.166.222

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

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAE
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141124

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19174

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31896
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.433457
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BB application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.24.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!154D67201E86
5600.6936

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddtkup
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141124

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.24.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.11.24.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141122

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10218

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.328

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
137 KB (140,288 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\softwareupdate.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2014 3:19:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:UtuxYf8IUZv/CpjOFL8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0Utg:U+Yf8IUZv/gOFLX1ZbmZJLtK

Entry address:
0x53A7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, A1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.3136

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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