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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 38 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:
6f56cd3122aa7778dc03ff6a4be7f401

SHA-1:
6f3d4340b596c2a9e05c08628bb27fda8492ac75

SHA-256:
aea98d93eefb30621962564d82cac57954c37f2b94cb153fc32729f7a18c9bbf

Scanner detections:
38 / 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 9:12:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
675

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-DB [PUP]
2014.9-150331

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.KU
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.450

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6747
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
4/1/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup(2).exe (Adware)
2015.7.5.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2260

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.03.31.11

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6809

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.270

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.31.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.31.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15329

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9963

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29560

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
216.8 KB (221,992 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:
WARP INSTALLER

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:
5/19/2014 5:00:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:t/C3/Ie7GxpNfe3TYQ6772vfl14HiEzsJiKGFvzbYAse5dYpho:I3Amm7Y36uvfv6eaYpho

Entry address:
0xEEA7

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 82, 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, 80, 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:
6.3770

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

http://downloadju.com/direct/.../update.exe

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