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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application startdownload.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down has been detected as adware by 33 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 Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
fbcb555d94fbdf8cca2671819db8c68c

SHA-1:
9050a5f2f6b21df9f0bd7512c0e8894cb81c4214

SHA-256:
47eec3dd0f062c001f598a097c1680d2e3cf436ee531d86f01334fece377506c

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:37:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6764508

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxoe
7.11.174.222

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FS [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BIA
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5357
0.98/20154

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19623

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.493
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BQ application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
3/6/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-56aa2efc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mpcsetup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.12.21

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13504

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.03.06.06

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FRK
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.6.6

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
54.4 KB (55,664 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\startdownload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2014 10:00:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:akxAb8bkXC4UsIoXN0jZcb5DcOaaKVYmPiiPDro8VW:akabvIqNmZZOFqYmaSrw

Entry address:
0x39D4

Entry point:
E8, 4F, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, FF, 25, 9C, 51, 40, 00, FF, 25, 98, 51, 40, 00, FF, 25, 94, 51, 40, 00, 68, 49, 3A, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, 80, 40, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
5.6614

Code size:
13.5 KB (13,824 bytes)

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