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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Fat Cow Files 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 www.hd-lives.com.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Fat Cow Files)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e3376e42f06a83ab2837a043d9db72bf

SHA-1:
10e48353bc802060719981b45eb035fe0dca27f2

SHA-256:
fb3187240e90699cfec8ba6d3de30d5638dee20e13ad21b0dec0320162039a2c

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:
11/7/2024 11:57:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FatCowFiles.Bundler (M)
16.2.28.1

File size:
418.4 KB (428,408 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift 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:
Fat Cow Files

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/21/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fat Cow Files, O=Fat Cow Files, 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:
0087484EBD2DE9403DA3C4D0CECC3DC8B4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/15/2014 6:00:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OwVzBD00UW2iRI0iVOBhQrM2Q1Bto9pzmn1LJvIADC:OCzBA0n2PVAQrM2Q1Bc1mfvTC

Entry address:
0x15D03

Entry point:
E8, BF, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 70, 5D, 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, 9C, 55, 43, 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, 9C...
 
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Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

http://www.hd-lives.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=752&dv1=ad745-fr&kw1=ad745-fr-lm&uuid=fcc2edb4-1dfb-4b5b-415b-54b8285d1410&dv3=fcc2edb4-1dfb-4b5b-415b-54b8285d1410

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