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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application update.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0cd83d55d381b2fbd9b1bf80de913464

SHA-1:
2727f8a92689f10c38040991cca0229e37b80471

SHA-256:
64d1b529ac428e3433d2122974c63ba8b2679ec2c6c5993b0669edef3f4b66c4

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 2:30:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
948

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
14.07.01

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnb
7.11.141.246

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CD [PUP]
2014.9-140701

AVG
Adware InstallCore.P
2015.0.3426

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.910

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6804
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18069

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2165
9.0.1.0182

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
7/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2014-01-07_3

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.9.3.6

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11696

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3626

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.01.09

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.7082

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
15.0.0.546

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1708840
14.05.12.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.07.01.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.G
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14629

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10509

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EHeKKHD
37.0.10885

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.182

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28128

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120254
2.0.0.1775

File size:
539.8 KB (552,744 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\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/7/2014 10:01:43 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:25RrTh9dBgZbjyvkqq3lZKLAeSsALygM0NZuqpso:E5BhvkqREeULygM0NEJo

Entry address:
0x3B5E8

Entry point:
E8, C7, 60, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 28, 7D, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, 23, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, CA, 62, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 2C, 70, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 61, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, 0F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 02, 56, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 2A, 54, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 21, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4336

Code size:
402.5 KB (412,160 bytes)

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