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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 31 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:
f79d84da9edd9d16267b69d1484334d6

SHA-1:
ebaa94a6bcc7bee22031a659bb69981743db5410

SHA-256:
26e273a787e0d8978fc6665464a912df8a3f954df4cee56c7b79350329a3a8a3

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:47:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
5841955

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-FK [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BAP
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.1650

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3990
0.98/19466

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19623

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35686
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BJ application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/26/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2014-26-11_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.11.24

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
v2014.11.26.03

McAfee
Agent-FFF!EBC0A4E6BB22
5600.6935

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.0.0.990

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
IBryte.STR
11.20141126

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

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SafeDown.N
14.11.26.3

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

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:
79.4 KB (81,264 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 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 11:59:59 PM

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:
10/1/2014 9:00:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:lMFP+spihs2anKgoPDsLMXcpw4MQRlT08ONRm3wRDbP:lMyNaKRPD8w4ZLxONRRf

Entry address:
0x8D51

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, B0, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, AC, B1, 40, 00, 68, C1, 8D, 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, F0, 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, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75...
 
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Code size:
37.5 KB (38,400 bytes)

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