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startdownload.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 startdownload.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 39 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 WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
983632f27f5ec23078e542767c2e33fb

SHA-1:
819c5fa48068d4a0fd0bbba736293e53bb147bff

SHA-256:
294dca5f2cac05495b39865f0f02feb9c97e1a5fcdbe7a88251f03e9cfb58a26

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
4/27/2024 12:26:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
354

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.148.228

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CZ [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
AdPlugin
2017.0.2832

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16215

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-734067
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
8.16.02.15.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA (variant)
10.9783

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1188117
2/15/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.656

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.07

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!CCDF2024F5FD
5600.6488

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxtwwb
0.28.0.59911

Norman
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Badur.246568
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.15.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9321

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.KIFbdZ
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0506
7.2.46

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29070

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.186836
2.0.0.1822

File size:
244.3 KB (250,152 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\programs\startdownload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WARP INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 6:59:59 AM

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:
5/16/2014 4:00:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:XalmA4z+Kh6sjqKm2fYQtI/hSuwYbRKi1+18iJiVPSxNUSfcL+p25Nxp9d:am5z+Kh6sjDm2fYG7Wfs18L4EL+sxp9d

Entry address:
0x102A7

Entry point:
E8, 50, 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, E2, 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, 38, E0, 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:
6.3704

Code size:
178 KB (182,272 bytes)

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