setup.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from freesoftwarely.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0122e912d624abd4ed6bac3952e1be8c

SHA-1:
197dd67163c31e9d8503163b3a8d7dcd6899ee8c

SHA-256:
b186d11e3714f510d38696fa318700d3d529d4cecee8b2a860a3d2f62f796370

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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:
11/27/2024 11:05:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
399

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160101

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2877

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1611

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.5

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31388
9.0.1.01

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.16.01.01.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BD (variant)
10.10320

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
1/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2016-01-01_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.881

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2016.01.01.07

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6533

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
17.0.0.3

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160101

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.01.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootCompute.Bundler (M)
16.1.1.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151230

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9411

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.1

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
236.4 KB (242,040 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/3/2014 4:00:25 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kXJchQ1jP+O6amEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslLJ:IJcIjPfTDkbJqL3J7HgGsRJ

Entry address:
0xFA03

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 52, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 52, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 52, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 52, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 52, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 51, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 52, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 52, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2185

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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

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