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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 39 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 INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2746b874976e2d5f55c1a09ead099502

SHA-1:
f24e790a1e6aacebccc56a673ecf61d144e0d1bb

SHA-256:
41841f0a8a11f9b7c24408e4f5ac869f64fad3640a78e40e4119862072b23177

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:42:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
5566587

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
15.05.27

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnb
7.11.141.246

avast!
IBryte-MM [PUP]
150525-2

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AUX
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.735

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18069

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
5/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
15.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11696

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1975

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.05.27.11

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6752

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
16.0.0.441

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1708840
14.05.12.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.05.27.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.5.27.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.15525

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9849

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EHeKKHD
37.0.10885

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.147

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28128

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120254
2.0.0.1775

File size:
1.6 MB (1,691,944 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 5:59:59 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:
2/8/2014 6:16:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EbwKMY1mInITHHHvqYzfx5bX5EPuvUFGgDfiMhIgz7BYOIOLoBateqS4B:EbwKMYoII7v/X5EeMBFIHyeqSG

Entry address:
0x39175

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E0, 8C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, 7C, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 5D, 90, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BF, 9D, 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, 40, 8F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, D4, 68, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 95, 83, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, BD, 81, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0966

Code size:
405 KB (414,720 bytes)

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