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java_setups.exe

Seekinstall

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application java_setups.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Seekinstall 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Seekinstall)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
0f2515527357fff35c81f3790199b90b

SHA-1:
5563607ae56ab62a7ffa5b735803a3ab771c54e6

SHA-256:
92d25c612819994a361834fb2ba8ee91e0f22911deb0998ba35deb8cb9271de8

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:
11/27/2024 3:58:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Seekinst.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.0

File size:
432.4 KB (442,736 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\java_setups.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Seekinstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Seekinstall, O=Seekinstall, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
70B94B44C11D94075538EA52D3EF3696

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2015 6:00:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:19IuABsP1bmwM+iaLUwtzxr5G4w1lo3p4:BPZY+iaLUgJhp54

Entry address:
0x1DDE3

Entry point:
E8, C4, A2, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, DE, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 70, 47, 44, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 70...
 
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Entropy:
7.0714

Code size:
203.5 KB (208,384 bytes)

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

http://www.freesoftwaren.com/.../download.php?id=54dc2f3196629&i=18000

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