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 37 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:
e75b2bc86f20c8da738d13af4e36e4b8

SHA-1:
a6a0f6276764127bec4cf615df4cbc1e50e4b44a

SHA-256:
e30c16e8a0052cecaac67fa8f5dc03f13ac7b495fcc0125c5cce51e27ac326aa

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:31:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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]
141025-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.KO
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141119

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7690
0.98/19650

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.14.11.19.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AK application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
11/19/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-19-11_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.19.11

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6942

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Downloader
11.20141119

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.19.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.G
14.11.19.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141117

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10228

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
217.8 KB (223,016 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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 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:
5/17/2014 4:00:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:V5j/7S6ysYTjFUgC148iFCgJiRGFvDFw287e5dXp0f:Tj/7HpgRUgy7x6Xp0f

Entry address:
0xF247

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:
6.3784

Code size:
153.5 KB (157,184 bytes)

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

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