fl_setup.exe

Click Accept

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application fl_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Click Accept 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 an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller2.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Click Accept)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b80c93aea1afe49170b1d926d4dae100

SHA-1:
fb21f656f4700dbd07d7cfca221d9efa76c7fb92

SHA-256:
4af76ee57be3a4e29d6d2513b00d636f1a69d5af267930b5017816f4c926e933

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 '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:
12/28/2024 9:11:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.ClickAcc.Bundler (M)
16.7.11.10

File size:
80.4 KB (82,296 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:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\fl_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Click Accept, O=Click Accept, 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:
00A859045D8B63E183E2D539A00354DC59

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/15/2014 5:30:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:uDDk1TFE8OWYjO3u/IpYri8G7aS7xOt7mOhbBals89LQF:XTFE8OWVe/Ipq479Oth2lZC

Entry address:
0x9353

Entry point:
E8, 50, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, A4, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, A0, B1, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, C5, 93, 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, F0, 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, FF, 75, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
6.1941

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

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