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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:
7e5656d6c1df9cc320a92613e161f31b

SHA-1:
faaed3c1c1ad2837a6160320bdd6da02ae592450

SHA-256:
e5dc2786beb17c49532bf76575925cab0611ab85f473172ff8a57d514013dade

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:
11/15/2024 2:28:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.8.9

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\eyr83yyh.91d\ch4pkjzl.jy0\mywe..erxp_65118c3ef8e168a4_0001.0000_abc9cf1fc129ec86\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:
5.4304

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

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

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