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INSTALL DOT EXE

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. 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 INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
eb028aa7b4c50663f5f9735f978abd73

SHA-1:
29fdb4b6131f4912158e72488d7b22b5b1894d2e

SHA-256:
caaeb7330dfae9fb996d09e40eee5a72b7695a8875a90d713cc454d109abbf0c

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/19/2024 9:55:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
885

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
14.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnb
7.11.141.246

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140902

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVJ
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.1225

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7113
0.98/19322

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18069

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2165
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11696

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1708840
14.05.12.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.09.02.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.G
14.9.2.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10384

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EHeKKHD
37.0.10885

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.245

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.02

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:
530.3 KB (543,016 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:
2/14/2014 11:30:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gtohBldpQEQyy8W/kcZsRjjcMb+RjuEzpmC:g2vl88W/UXb+RjutC

Entry address:
0x35E39

Entry point:
E8, BB, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, 5D, 47, 00, E8, 41, 36, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 1C, 03, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, BE, 8F, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 20, 9D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 4D, 36, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, EF, 47, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F2, 82, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 1A, 81, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, E3, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4353

Code size:
393 KB (402,432 bytes)

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