update.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 update.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER 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 WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
eddb0fca922e2325e71927ad0ef3c98d

SHA-1:
3bdbc82daf0fd13e04fbb746c88a6dc7c72b3ff4

SHA-256:
52d47f019c73a5de20aed98e69c14490b6edec77ab136bdf9b74194a9d950fb5

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 '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:
4/26/2024 11:41:26 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
864

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CY [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6731
0.98/19422

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18282

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.0266

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AB application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.5.19

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12101

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.23.03

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!6172669E10B1
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Downloader
11.20140923

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.23.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.G
14.9.23.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.162B
23.00.65.14921

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10342

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
29262

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
244.3 KB (250,152 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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:
5/15/2014 5:00:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:/almA4z+Kh6sjqKm2fYQtI/hSuwYbRKi1+18iJiVPSxNUSfcL+p25Nxprf:im5z+Kh6sjDm2fYG7Wfs18L4EL+sxprf

Entry address:
0x102A7

Entry point:
E8, 50, 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, E2, 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, 38, E0, 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:
6.3804

Code size:
178 KB (182,272 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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