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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.

File name:

update.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by WARP INSTALLER)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

7330c1e76d6ca70acb3738d0fa500829

SHA-1:

d6b73f50488330038f1c28b9bf5a633c3e23bbc9

SHA-256:

28e6c02b26158b63494dd6cf437941e20afafb1f606cdbfef26ef593c2c4a0ee

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 '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 11:41:53 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

418

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-DA [PUP]

2014.9-151213

AVG

Adware AdPlugin

2016.0.2896

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.iBryte

4.0.3.151213

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1735

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Agent-725637

0.98/19343

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18286

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28561

9.0.1.0347

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

8.15.12.13.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AC application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381

12/13/2015

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-13-12_1

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.iBryte

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12013

Kaspersky

Trojan.Win32.Badur

14.0.0.977

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2015.12.13.02

McAfee

GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C

5600.6552

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

16.0.0.1041

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz

0.28.0.59608

Norman

Downloader

11.20151213

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664

14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.12.13.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINSTALLER.Installer (M)

15.12.13.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B

23.00.65.151211

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant

9450

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.iBryte

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

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:

5/17/2014 5:00:15 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:N5j/7S6ysYTjFUgC148iFCgJiRGFvDFw287e5dXpQo:rj/7HpgRUgy7x6XpQo

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:

6.3782

Code size:

153.5 KB (157,184 bytes)

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

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

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