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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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b02f9361379a4857f3ceaa061d58940d

SHA-1:
8d4be171cfec3993e30d7d388b190598b252444a

SHA-256:
4d1ee83dfcd351e059711d3968f11e9cafc5b301f3487ec8a8b265de628118aa

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/24/2024 9:33:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
993

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.137.238

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140419

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2015.0.3500

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.685

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
17759

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
5/17/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-17-05_7

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.9

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3852

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.19.05

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.7127

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.411

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.57630

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.05.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.Q
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14417

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10600

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SRDMYD
37.0.10845

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.137

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
26304

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120231
2.0.0.1828

File size:
1.6 MB (1,702,184 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 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:
2/6/2014 10:21:43 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NW4vfo3Rz1sWsuzT6XjfAjvCi3y9HpX3kkYFmo7hNhW9IPCqXatTx16gTv/VDH:NW4vfo3x1tTP3iBpXsgI1yF16gTv/VL

Entry address:
0x38225

Entry point:
E8, DA, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 28, 7D, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, A2, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, DD, 90, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 3F, 9E, 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, C0, 8F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, B4, 8E, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 15, 84, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 3D, 82, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0905

Code size:
401.5 KB (411,136 bytes)

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