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Compute Client

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Compute Client 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 direct7zip.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f7c835812e91f07a98bdbdd5a432bd13

SHA-1:
02ba67e2f14b61f36f3768e96137bda7b599a8cb

SHA-256:
688f1717035ee365547e032571e321e73b8b2ca68647c5042c3f2bafdd0fb4a7

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:
12/27/2024 4:39:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.ComputeC.Installer (M)
16.5.8.16

File size:
345.9 KB (354,168 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Software Installer

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:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/5/2014 12:49:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:y5goaRsZpdCwdWSmprFSWY8ONF9yGn1SBlwbYEQzI:y5goaylCCmpPRONF9fnkARQzI

Entry address:
0xFC13

Entry point:
E8, CA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 7C, 21, 41, 00, 68, 7D, FC, 40, 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, 1C, 90, 41, 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, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, C4, F7, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
4.7718

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

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

http://direct7zip.com/track/install?button=green&creative_id=b&subid=software&subid2=download.cnet.com&adprovider=goole_direct7zip.com&source=google_7zip-display-IN-300x250-direct7zip-39020269880&gclid=CMKIwpea68ECFUsmjgodJgsAAw&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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