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. 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:
3f67dba82b46a79732e1206159ce3536

SHA-1:
a7c683984227c1e4d6888c28bcaeb6f1dd0f632b

SHA-256:
02dec1507bd54e48c9e79d7832c410899e163cf66fdda8fd88c6ca17b8cb4fed

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 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 9:12:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
885

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.02.16

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.O
7.11.125.52

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AUX
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1492

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.1225

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17791

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.05190

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.gen!tr
9/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.9.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10837

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3311

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!6DAF31AA36B7
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnspj
0.28.0.58491

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.2627880
14.04.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.N
14.9.2.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14831

SUPERAntiSpyware
10384

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10864

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FRS.PMA001AD14
7.2.245

Trend Micro
TROJ_FRS.PMA001AD14
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26494

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119960
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\updater_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 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 7:16:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/bwKMY1mInITHHHvqYzfx5bX5EPuvUFGgDfiMhIgz7BYOIOLoBatGqS4d:/bwKMYoII7v/X5EeMBFIHyGqSG

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:
7.0961

Code size:
405 KB (414,720 bytes)

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