update.exe

Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application update.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.11-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
96b503397a1e6f9729af97d7144ed366

SHA-1:
7a2e5478f046acde98008ac1f83636cf788cdfdb

SHA-256:
f7ffb9502866b8f8a6cae3111b1349ab0814aab900133c7e904d9e986d244a0f

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:53:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
371

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.179.82

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2849

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.16129

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.145

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3990
0.98/19466

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.38739
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
8.16.01.29.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BK (variant)
10.10579

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/29/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.741

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.29.05

McAfee
IBryte-FRT
5600.6505

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.29.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileangels.Bundler (M)
16.1.29.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16127

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9356

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.29

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
79.9 KB (81,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/2/2014 2:00:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:0/6kG6ilaEXNyMzafgfW8kVfAco0JHgJSwOeMW3eUZjwyDOJJuELo8G:0/6k7iv9JWpSco0EOn6P9yG

Entry address:
0x6371

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, C8, 81, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, B7, 40, 00, E8, B6, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 2C, D4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, 9C, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 98, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, B2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 2C, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 28, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, 84, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 75, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

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