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updater_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application updater_setup.exe by Premium Installer has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.oinstaller9.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by Premium Installer)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
6a3d3d6b16404c900078000c93001c3c

SHA-1:
d79549e92d05a9049bb9f73b44c4e7bca1cb9c20

SHA-256:
d998294f3ba32cf9ae06d7063b9a8a2bebea299c92f073c14ac91350b26d2a06

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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:
4/27/2024 3:29:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.14165
7.11.160.190

avast!
Win32:Installer-K [PUP]
2014.9-140730

AVG
Adware Generic5
2015.0.3397

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-328
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.M
18852

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1489, Adware.Downware.1479
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.K.gen application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
7/30/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.G.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.11

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12719

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3481

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.07.30.05

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cqiqwb
0.28.2.60881

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1668248
14.07.14.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.30.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PremiumInstaller.N
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.3C9
23.00.65.14728

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.616
2.0.0.1858

File size:
1.6 MB (1,668,248 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 ExpressInstaller

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:
Premium Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, 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:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/20/2013 4:31:39 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7cg8xAdkrm7jgu9IxXXLfvj8aXZKnyMUdQ8W32+9Bcf/:MaKqwjj8AZKfv32Co

Entry address:
0x4A3C

Entry point:
E8, FB, 35, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 5C, C2, 41, 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, 44, C0, 41, 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:
5.1623

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

The file updater_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://secure.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Updater_Setup.exe

http://secure.oi-installer4.com/o/.../Updater_Setup.exe

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