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Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application express_installer.exe, “Software Installer ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7076e1b8f166425e8fff0edf8760cab9

SHA-1:
00dc67d6d1ec4c89c31d7fc170e12e7a6d0af114

SHA-256:
b29c73d4aca7eb9916bed48b6ad87b98f6c550af05a63e5bf17b54e087312a4b

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/23/2024 8:17:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.170.208

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3362

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19416

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BD (variant)
8.10364

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.04.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.R
14.9.4.7

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
236.4 KB (242,040 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\express_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/3/2014 2:00:25 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KXJchQ1jP+O6amEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslDM:6JcIjPfTDkbJqL3J7HgGspM

Entry address:
0xFA03

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 52, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 52, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 52, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 52, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 52, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 51, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 52, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 52, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2195

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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