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updater_setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application updater_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b4050cd90008d3e62ca2ce7a9c422f2a

SHA-1:
399c9485eb9d8bf207c92c0cf16fdf658b7dbc60

SHA-256:
17670e4ea623c75baa0bce30787caa8f6cdb3ee9acc5e02b441c50f608892fd2

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 '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 10:02:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
911

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.04.23

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.O
7.11.137.138

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CH [PUP]
2014.9-140423

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3495

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1488

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.1100

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.BI
17947

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0113

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.38436
8.14.08.08.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.L.gen (variant)
8.9554

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.gen!tr
8/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11469

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3971

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.23.07

McAfee
Artemis!6DAF31AA36B7
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnspj
0.28.0.58491

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.2627880
14.04.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.23.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.N
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.125B
23.00.65.14421

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10435

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10864

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FRS.PMA001AD14
7.2.220

Trend Micro
TROJ_FRS.PMA001AD14
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27486

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119960
2.0.0.1775

File size:
2.6 MB (2,677,544 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\updater_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:
12/31/2013 11:25:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:kZLaRvYcIcI7xEBLW/4Zb5X/XL/EbCOa7801BzbBd4by:AaRAcIcI7xEpH/w4Bz8by

Entry address:
0x7B9F5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, AC, 4B, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 83, 68, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 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, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 34, 70, 68, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2331

Code size:
670 KB (686,080 bytes)

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