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spybot-search-destroy_setup.exe

WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application spybot-search-destroy_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Spybot - Search & Destroy but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
c806a5e50b323867941dc42b4df497d1

SHA-1:
302c24fc934f29f98ff13b7e85c9dd204c57e45c

SHA-256:
33397ba2529ff521aae9613a07a384787f53ac6c4a601014bb7901415be8616d

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:
5/11/2024 2:56:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
850

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.10.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.177.42

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DA [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.JA
2014.0.4037

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1400

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Application-484
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.Z
19739

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
14.10.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-07-10_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.Agent
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13611

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.10.07.11

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!C806A5E50B32
5600.6984

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.840

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxpjye
0.28.2.62483

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.07.11

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.BB
14.10.7.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.141005

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Badur.Win32.2005
2.0.0.1945

File size:
240.3 KB (246,056 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\spybot-search-destroy_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WARP INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALLER, 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:
2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/9/2014 3:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:QaJCIJaOM8/i1c48vhkH51MrHh2dFGfJiy03OPu5dGpyU:F7aAIc48ZkHUY+PqGpyU

Entry address:
0xF232

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, D2, 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, D0, 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:
6.3837

Code size:
174 KB (178,176 bytes)

The file spybot-search-destroy_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../spybot-search-destroy_Setup.exe

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../spybot-search-destroy_Setup.exe

http://www.theappcenter.com/action_redirect.php?action=download_redirect&app_id=180&action_value=app_page&redirect_to=http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../spybot-search-destroy_Setup.exe

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