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zhlxy0gs.exe

Fileadventure

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The file zhlxy0gs.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileadventure has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileadventure)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e181c0a6cac0cc29e46f0375a61aff9a

SHA-1:
c77456503e6f820cb5989fce2707a3a7c7245aad

SHA-256:
0e24b7ece3b0818b383adafb49cb43c82c558a35d59950c4241fe6f072bb44ac

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/20/2024 2:11:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.14.14

File size:
389.9 KB (399,224 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\zhlxy0gs.exe.part

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fileadventure

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileadventure, O=Fileadventure, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2EF279A57EB2CCFE0FCD97FC0F239ADE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/16/2014 1:00:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1612A

Entry point:
E8, F9, 98, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 7C, 56, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 7C, 56, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
6.1705

Code size:
169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

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