install.exe

Setup

Pull Trends

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. 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:
Setup

Description:
NFSetup

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
90372edfb2aa051df0181bd75bbd34f9

SHA-1:
fcaa49de6d3dadcbac068afb4f83b629e7b20162

SHA-256:
2587333811ac846d9f3661d3f1d9443d218d142935388ff6765bd86b36d969ae

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 3:11:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.8.9

File size:
515.8 KB (528,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015

Original file name:
newflow_dotnet_installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\53dmkhcw.4gg\j4xw69xb.v3d\mymapsxp_65118c3ef8e168a4_0001.0000_2e17d932676c7d35\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:
6/25/2015 12:53:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x5FFDE

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, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 78, 00, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, A8, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 07, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, C0, 00, 00, 80, 03, 00, 00, 00, D8, 00, 00, 80, 04, 00, 00, 00, F0, 00, 00, 80, 05, 00, 00, 00, 08, 01...
 
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Entropy:
6.5258

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

Code size:
376 KB (385,024 bytes)

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