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internet_explorer_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application internet_explorer_setup.exe by Premium Installer has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. 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 secure.oinstaller3.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
351e7d0720e312a0a0eed64e09c1cf97

SHA-1:
b0989b12fb54452a314a1a7b526b163533608c2c

SHA-256:
702c06210016dcdafbbe47ff6543890d985517c2ae6b850bdcca0773cbc40b3b

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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:
12/26/2024 1:17:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Inject
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.12.02

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.L
7.11.189.196

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Trojan horse Generic34.AVDV
2014.0.4189

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.M
20255

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1374, Adware.Downware.1479
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.K.gen application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.D.gen
4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Inject
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.186.14198

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte.A
v2014.12.01.06

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssqfh
0.28.6.63850

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1066648
14.12.01.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.12.01.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PremiumInstaller.X
14.12.1.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Buzus!6.D6
23.00.65.141129

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.552
2.0.0.1997

File size:
1 MB (1,066,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\internet_explorer_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2013 4:40:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XfPiCyaTj3fJs9oQC1kgpB3SmcN6H06nJ6LQcweZgFfNMXa7GUwLOVCLUZZEomGj:XLsSQC1kgpB3SmZU6nJ6LQcfZgFfNMXK

Entry address:
0x452C

Entry point:
E8, 7B, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 54, C2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 44, C0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.9431

Code size:
106 KB (108,544 bytes)

The file internet_explorer_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.oinstaller3.com/o/.../Internet_Explorer_Setup.exe

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