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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 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 WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
89f57208e28286e3a09bc04086a1c125

SHA-1:
e9951568480e9b2b375509321764a3c5a05d6508

SHA-256:
17a7d695814d06bb311e833f625305a78b570ef36de2686614829160fef25d2f

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 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:
5/14/2024 4:47:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
918

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.146.224

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CZ [PUP]
2014.9-140731

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3396

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1060

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-723622
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9747

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.20

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.3476

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.31.06

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!CCDF2024F5FD
5600.7052

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxtwwb
0.28.0.59911

Norman
Downloader
11.20140731

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.N
14.7.31.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10449

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28770

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.186836
2.0.0.1822

File size:
237.3 KB (242,984 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\startdownload.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:
5/7/2014 7:31:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:DmRBZ5FW5sXB9pkTiCLGFEqfi7tRmfjNrQ/Jig426VT5txp+Z:D4B1CgBHkNLoTyR+jNPxp+Z

Entry address:
0xE682

Entry point:
E8, 85, 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, C2, 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, C0, 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:
6.3784

Code size:
171 KB (175,104 bytes)

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