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Whitesmoke_IgnitionInstaller.exe

Ignition Installer

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Whitesmoke_IgnitionInstaller.exe by Ignition Installer has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from content.ignitioninstaller.com.
Publisher:
Ignition Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
536348121828eb3cd75858e2b523100c

SHA-1:
3ea773ad0bbe7409a6efc9739b54514a9132e1a7

SHA-256:
a2240aa64eb73f078ce210a9545c4eb834a6c3467de67bde622b5f2131110e66

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 3:07:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2039
9.0.1.0102

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Verti (variant)
8.9668

Reason Heuristics
PUP.IgnitionInstaller.CC
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.957BE1AA
7.2.102

VIPRE Antivirus
Ignition Installer
28196

File size:
143.5 KB (146,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\whitesmoke_ignitioninstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ignition Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ignition Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ignition Installer, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
65D958D8BB65D4B474DD2C27E4483253

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 4:10:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:U/+CTZKejXJeEjJBeOZD8vie8+ptUUJAbJcR9PrR:UdTvLdBtD8aIoeLV

Entry address:
0x324D

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 8B, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, A0, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, 35, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 55, E8, 23, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.6324

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file Whitesmoke_IgnitionInstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://content.ignitioninstaller.com/stub/.../Whitesmoke_IgnitionInstaller.exe

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