install.exe

IEInstaller

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:
c6840362e86b361972ce693164c69ab1

SHA-1:
a272dd6d766b73fbb1d36534fe94d324f3ddca9c

SHA-256:
704db0812a5cd33748ae96a470f2cd5417c79d700ab6b6df81dffa6590f62a7e

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:
11/15/2024 2:46:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.3.7

File size:
334.8 KB (342,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
IESearchTool.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\ngc31gwj.k3z\h7jvmlcn.43r\myte..onxp_65118c3ef8e168a4_0001.0000_bf9ac972c2e9613f\install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
1/7/2016 5:59:59 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:
9/11/2015 3:28:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x3771E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
4.0358

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

Code size:
214 KB (219,136 bytes)

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