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Pull Trends

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application install.exe by Pull Trends 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:
Pull Trends  (signed and verified)

Product:
IEInstaller

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
df291d48208cb1e347705b5378c496aa

SHA-1:
5890216872af9c9dc731b37509cf33e99938b3b7

SHA-256:
fa6edda8d58669420244353025a60776ae2278fbfbc8d27e16561fa53506d809

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 2:40:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.5.8

File size:
95.8 KB (98,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
IEInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\epdkzo3q.cw0\aycw8o9y.xhx\myin..tsxp_65118c3ef8e168a4_0001.0000_802e415f52d81a33\install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pull Trends

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/6/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Pull Trends, O=Pull Trends, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2DB408BA9ECD129D99939D263A3C8574

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2015 3:08:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x173DE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.4299

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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