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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 33 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:

0d03bbf742fbf539c139b38c5a3cdc94

SHA-1:

ed43373a92f7248118fa49b3bd0bb2edd8d9020d

SHA-256:

8f73cedd7d9d93f3db0b4e239f7bd69be03f9032c339535252dec943c0a7a57d

Scanner detections:

33 / 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:

4/24/2024 4:54:49 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

910

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]

2014.9-140808

AVG

AdPlugin

2015.0.3388

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1100

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Agent-729212

0.98/19265

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18286

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.26508

9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AC application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-08-08_6

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)

2014.10.7.6

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.iBryte

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12013

Kaspersky

Trojan.Win32.Badur

14.0.0.3437

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.08.08.04

McAfee

GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C

5600.7044

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz

0.28.0.59608

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664

14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.08.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.G

14.8.8.16

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B

23.00.65.14806

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant

10434

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:

214.8 KB (219,944 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:

5/16/2014 1:00:17 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:FfGY97h8wWPXjmIYO7DU1q1VyUvTzgBJiRW1/BgywE5NEpmV:J1APT9VvU6zJV+EpmV

Entry address:

0xE6A7

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, 72, 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, 70, 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:

6.3778

Code size:

150.5 KB (154,112 bytes)

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

http://install.version-upgrades.com/get/click/.../?filename=Update

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