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veehd_setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application veehd_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 28 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
1cb7ca1cd252320a24f12930125d2c0e

SHA-1:
77175d675a0de04e4db0fca13e313f3e86afaec9

SHA-256:
6c54b7e0e447c23f5b969d174fb95a6d30f557f42965bdd6716bb60b9792a1bc

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:07:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
884

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.09.03

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.169.88

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CE [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVM
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1230

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
19322

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2183
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.14.09.03.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-03-09_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3305

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.03.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.738

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cvbmel
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.03.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.L
14.9.3.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.1455
23.00.65.14901

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EHeKKHD
37.0.11144

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.17038
2.0.0.1901

File size:
546.3 KB (559,400 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\veehd_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:
2/18/2014 5:28:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Co86cEdVcPjLW4n/X2xrZIck1MNLUms/2Dmv1q+g/RwIYGSk/NJnXfsbUhpqsc7l:jqW4n/X25k+ldXfsbUTqsc7NPz

Entry address:
0x3D008

Entry point:
E8, C7, 60, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 9D, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, 43, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, CA, 62, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 2C, 70, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 61, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, 2F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 02, 56, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 2A, 54, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 21, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4374

Code size:
409 KB (418,816 bytes)

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

https://install.fusioninstall.com/o/.../VeeHD_Setup.exe

http://secure.oi-installer5.com/o/.../VeeHD_Setup.exe

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