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WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application torrent.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
9dd56440422ded327ffc91fea1ebb833

SHA-1:
6fe779cb572aff729382b099119d6b782839ede9

SHA-256:
c19001b7db588d6a3274bf1a1c4668f619139e1c41c86546354d2dbb1db1f393

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

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:
4/24/2024 11:20:21 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.1.1

File size:
231.8 KB (237,344 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

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\torrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALL, 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2014 12:00:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:m6gelwtHInXF/4/qAjSUaHXEUA4pSHN2wx7JisIUBjA45d3p5LM:86XF/ejSUanOHNxLIkz3p5LM

Entry address:
0xD2C8

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 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, B2, 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, B0, 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:
6.3779

Code size:
166 KB (169,984 bytes)

The file torrent.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://a.ad-sys.com/.../click?tenant=AD&context=LqOPtmbfswtzFw58BJaioaFcbGfa_FSaDzaQ-V__JEbaydd2nvXtupQN6n-PdPdqnqAasBQnOEKgm0EQnfaadaKrGgnaqnP0OSg0GM00Jga1aa2jTyfpg1zQ5KsiRf2ZjM3k21lNU5e6F0oi7HhAtHfRHxtecqjujbak6d0ArfqEIkKMzPWwxLuIqPr1fSckXnWHOTm-CfkLXmeZw4JYsiYGIChwqDmhMG20PQimh6suQ5i9Mp--z-qhQ1atbqKYlqZMyJgEYQ17HIZkyRBBBuUkOMT6w7h9do8rsbVhPKLwrRgqQvNzBCoeBexZ9GcgjFSCVgiUeCvdSzwmqju0Y4IfQOmLPnWeXGKxWytwHQ4wQX2pAILAF7quIifbj1mNJbmsOcW1jNqlgubqwO0HqmdlO23TZ_4V5UPiOWhsC-TXaK&fwd=&log_click_as=click

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