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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 23 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. 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:
7d3efaf5c587a3e9d9a8a85454df9285

SHA-1:
a610bfebb17282e7b80c679cd90452e099ecc671

SHA-256:
3435e17dcfbb80afdcf7404444335d254673889e5370e41607443eabb0456e95

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:51:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
892

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.169.88

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.ATH
2014.0.4007

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1190

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
19322

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4324

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
11.2014-26-08_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.26.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.714

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cvbmel
0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.L
14.8.26.16

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:
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\veehd_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 8:59:59 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 1:21:43 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9W4vfo3Rz1sWsuzT6XjfAjvCi3y9HpX3kkYFmo7hNhW9IPCqXatRx16gTv/VDt:9W4vfo3x1tTP3iBpXsgI1yr16gTv/VB

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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Code size:
401.5 KB (411,136 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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