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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 40 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:
d424bfee23f6cd5ba8d54928402e46af

SHA-1:
806b977d015b65ac2bebaa232b191371b599d778

SHA-256:
8c67bdce30e6fba598b31ce84d1b905eb9011cf88ca14cb14f4519cadf722fac

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
4/23/2024 6:08:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
435

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.M
7.11.130.82

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-151127

AVG
Adware Generic5
2016.0.2913

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.151127

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.1655

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6916
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
17759

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0331

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Adware.Kuguo
8.15.11.27.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
9.9400

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
11/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2015-27-11_6

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1059

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.11.27.03

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6569

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
16.0.0.993

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.57630

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20151127

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.09.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.11.27.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
15.11.27.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.151125

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9483

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SRDMYD
37.0.10849

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.331

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD30051C.UVPA
10.465.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
26304

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120232
2.0.0.1771

File size:
1.6 MB (1,658,664 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:
1/27/2014 12:32:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:dqj0jMwybqu7lDRzyGTLQl9005BGBdomHg:sgjMdbqOaRB0A

Entry address:
0x35CE5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, F4, 58, 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, 54, E1, 58, 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:
7.0875

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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