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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 captdownload.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ced97448dd1e003c5f23e4960ac0a15f

SHA-1:
25e8f9615b73252b3b61c74a0ae9cba997ce1c3e

SHA-256:
6c5e1e80f194a0995257a4fda74639056adf1b94af2d948bf72b501488615b19

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/14/2024 2:51:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
366

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160203

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2844

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1623

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.170

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31388
9.0.1.034

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.16.02.03.12

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

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
2/3/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2016-03-02_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.2.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.717

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2016.02.03.12

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6500

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
17.0.0.102

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160203

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.03.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootCompute.Bundler (M)
16.2.3.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16201

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9346

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.34

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.03

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
239.9 KB (245,624 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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 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:
8/28/2014 2:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ICqKknWI70r6/ndObh43xCYoBOOa2mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslB3:cWBLTDkbJqL3J7HgGs73

Entry address:
0x108F3

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, 62, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 62, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 62, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 62, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 62, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 61, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 62, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 62, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2131

Code size:
67.5 KB (69,120 bytes)

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

http://captdownload.com/track/install?button=green&subid=&subid2=printables4kids.com&adprovider=google_captdownload.com&source=google_7zip-display-gb-336x280-captdownload-30002460024&gclid=CJ73kP-Et8ACFRRhfgodz7UAVQ&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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