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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application download.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
91b6bbaf8066a71e22ae643df74baebc

SHA-1:
b434dc46cb7e9a4aedd94d4cf2bef9e0e2abcde9

SHA-256:
f5263682fcff9837ae5c67c7c423421d91f7c4c25597f4d92b389de4194edca1

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:51:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.16.7

File size:
1.6 MB (1,691,944 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\download.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:
2/8/2014 11:16:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x39175

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E0, 8C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, 7C, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 5D, 90, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BF, 9D, 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, 40, 8F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, D4, 68, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 95, 83, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, BD, 81, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Code size:
405 KB (414,720 bytes)

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