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

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ee79e5ead5fdb3d796f82eac6235647d

SHA-1:
4a94480fdc8a660ed224f6d18b724ec356a186e6

SHA-256:
bf0208afec6ce781af3270065468af03420ac0877af714f2186342a08f558fb8

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 3:18:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
846

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]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AEX
2014.0.4037

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.141011

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.1420

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30892
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.14.10.11.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
10/11/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2014-11-10_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
14.10.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2014.10.11.10

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6980

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.0.0.852

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141011

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.11.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.F
14.10.11.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141009

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10305

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.284

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.11

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:
264.4 KB (270,712 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:
9/5/2014 2:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:YTad7qFw2Vkt2TVOsNmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslu1:YTadW9kETDTDkbJqL3J7HgGsM1

Entry address:
0x15B2F

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, 99, 5B, 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, 1C, D0, 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, DA, 56, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1467

Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

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

http://downloadadit.com/track/install?subid=free minecraft&subid2=www.duelingnetwork.com&source=google_buildcraft-display-us-CPC-728x90-28521871448&adprovider=google_downloadadit.com&gclid=COWS0Nely8ACFchhfgodVhEA6A&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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