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CEInstaller.exe

CE Installer

Application Genius, LLC

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application CEInstaller.exe by Application Genius 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:
Application Genius, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
CE Installer

Version:
2.0

MD5:
59b1fa2102c6a08d99ce69aa467e4a28

SHA-1:
33fd4d0d3abdd44c781388d9944d163987b61765

SHA-256:
f8ee2ab43e4ebd1516f86e0f00ac3ae50e2392abf0924c2f90aea33ecb84ed87

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:
11/25/2024 9:30:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.10.15

File size:
143.7 KB (147,128 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
CEInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\ceinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Application Genius, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/30/2014 9:32:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2016 6:07:38 PM

Subject:
CN="Application Genius, LLC", O="Application Genius, LLC", L=Walnut, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
629B575CD8F3186B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 12:01:10 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x2244E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
129.5 KB (132,608 bytes)

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