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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. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2133359d46ca0841f42abdca60c5c74f

SHA-1:
b81f8a01d25b8cad62eb5aa7b7869858219db292

SHA-256:
41967b0351fa746ab61c41de6b4e6ee2b6f475b49002c56b7b2f7d09108331f5

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 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:
4/20/2024 1:53:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
993

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140418

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3500

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.685

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6804
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18142

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9703

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
5/17/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2014-17-05_7

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of updater_setup(1).exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.9

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3852

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.18.05

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.7127

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
15.0.0.411

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cvbmel
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.09.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.05.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.G
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14416

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10600

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EHeKKHD
37.0.10890

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.137

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28462

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120232
2.0.0.1771

File size:
1.6 MB (1,702,184 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:
2/6/2014 10:21:43 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OW4vfo3Rz1sWsuzT6XjfAjvCi3y9HpX3kkYFmo7hNhW9IPCqXatYx16gTv/VDQ:OW4vfo3x1tTP3iBpXsgI1yE16gTv/Vc

Entry address:
0x38225

Entry point:
E8, DA, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 28, 7D, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, A2, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, DD, 90, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 3F, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, C0, 8F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, B4, 8E, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 15, 84, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 3D, 82, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0910

Code size:
401.5 KB (411,136 bytes)

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