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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application pidgin_setup.exe, “Pidgin Setup ” by iBryte 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.ibryte.com.
Publisher:
iBryte  (signed and verified)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Pidgin Setup

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
a24acb98471005d796050f6bf3fc1969

SHA-1:
545d026ae41a010ad816440d8b5c42ba610ca438

SHA-256:
191c0a0cd386eb348d7ca09df0b13fb84e9274c62b7690588962d41711856bd7

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 1:35:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.8.11

File size:
667.7 KB (683,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iBryte

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=iBryte, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=iBryte, L=New Castle County, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5B2B3E2D634718E9BD4D41725481BAF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2011 12:55:03 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x5EF3A

Entry point:
E8, B8, E9, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, 13, 09, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 9E, D6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, E5, CB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4086

Code size:
498.5 KB (510,464 bytes)

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

http://install.ibryte.com/o/.../Pidgin_Setup.exe

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