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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application malwarebytes.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Seekinstall has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Seekinstall)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
059cbff3f7febe8dc314288839379759

SHA-1:
2e9c790d1a30482ae4144b74aa959be1e397e280

SHA-256:
5ec649d7ec310751dacf18f5a14428aeb0e4ce773b69ff365d6bddaca9ab099d

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
1/15/2025 4:02:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78910
5533056

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Hoax
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2015.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
8.3.1.6

avast!
GenMaliciousA-DJE [PUP]
150521-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.COJ
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78910
1.0.20.705

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
22198

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.513
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78910
15.05.21

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.CC application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-73e9045d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78910
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.15985

Kaspersky
Hoax.Win32.ArchSMS
15.0.0.543

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78910
16.0.0.423

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.ArchSMS.doxhgn
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Gen:Trojan.Heur.TP.js1@byzH5@ei
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Joke/W32.ArchSMS.2248560
15.05.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.05.21.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.5.21.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!6.1FC6
23.00.65.15519

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
40432

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.7693
2.0.0.2187

File size:
2.1 MB (2,248,560 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Seekinstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
2/26/2015 10:06:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:sORhEBQfuyXXP29FeXW6pBjMkb08EDJ7POOMlbpZ3d5UK3dvPNJl36d3SLAToYst:BRhgQmCwkb0hVIossqt

Entry address:
0x4681F

Entry point:
E8, 6F, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 8D, 68, 44, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, C5, 64, 02, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.8975

Code size:
454.5 KB (465,408 bytes)

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