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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Choice Install ” by Processinput 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:
Choice Install   (signed by Processinput)

Product:
Choice Install

Description:
Choice Install

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
c2ec5e946114e44133de77980828513d

SHA-1:
018e072cb393e021c70ef2a34d97a7bfd194f401

SHA-256:
c6fd444a796cef08fa349b0900df55ce14c97ca2047a21e73bc0540e5b509e1e

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:
12/24/2024 5:03:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.2.4.11

File size:
449.4 KB (460,152 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Choice Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Processinput

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Processinput, O=Processinput, 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:
7709831F7E56E4055AC3B1C62A673EE5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/14/2015 4:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x2A001

Entry point:
E8, 0E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 8C, E4, 44, 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, A0, E0, 44, 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:
6.4431

Code size:
306.5 KB (313,856 bytes)

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