drv_setup.exe

Fileadventure

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application drv_setup.exe, “Swift 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.pn-installer45.com.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Fileadventure)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
3da5f0682d81651b779b59bf5b06b095

SHA-1:
f9e0a9b101fc9653c5edefcc472bbe8f3def24eb

SHA-256:
bf8a981394747af7698b46aaf7279a899cb44c560d06b6f06874128934aea6ea

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:
12/27/2024 4:41:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileadve.Installer (M)
16.5.16.14

File size:
320.4 KB (328,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
12/1/2014 4:12:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:x0GihTCSBMM2X+VI0GRIpkEJydXcA9ZGV:SbhTCSBMIIRIpkEEd1AV

Entry address:
0x18CD3

Entry point:
E8, 59, A7, 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, 84, 96, 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, 84, 96, 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:
5.9335

Code size:
186 KB (190,464 bytes)

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