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check-mail.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application check-mail.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from track.cmllk2.info.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
179328d59483d076707bb357769fca91

SHA-1:
743cf46b84f8803afe05925118a3638f2f77a0c2

SHA-256:
1751d9ae0c063639916a2fb2e628d42fe65828e3dc7da8489a788358dd356f9e

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:20:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.10.16

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxou
7.11.178.210

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BIA
2014.0.4040

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5357
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19814

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.493
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BM (variant)
8.10570

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
10/15/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.10.15.08

McAfee
IBryte-FRK
5600.6976

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dgnnrl
0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SafeDown.K
14.10.15.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

File size:
54.4 KB (55,664 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\check-mail.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

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

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2014 9:00:21 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:akxAb8bkXC4UsIoXN0jZcb5DcOaaKVYmPLZ3AIiPDFo85:akabvIqNmZZOFqYmDZ3AISJ5

Entry address:
0x39D4

Entry point:
E8, 4F, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, FF, 25, 9C, 51, 40, 00, FF, 25, 98, 51, 40, 00, FF, 25, 94, 51, 40, 00, 68, 49, 3A, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, 80, 40, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
5.6835

Code size:
13.5 KB (13,824 bytes)

The file check-mail.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://track.cmllk2.info/aff_c?offer_id=30&aff_id=1414&aff_sub=Check-Mail

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