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INSTALL THIS

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

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f772224a928f429f83c6408dfe30897d

SHA-1:
5c60e3becae3490f505d1ddeb6b4dc89e428d028

SHA-256:
6f3027b0ae206547dd9e6067214d454f6aa1bb8213ceb615195a3977956ee7a2

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:
11/23/2024 7:36:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLT.Installer (M)
16.7.8.6

File size:
72.8 KB (74,528 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/11/2014 2:32:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:BtWjYWVKkVH/bg0bNbjqO7gXuROqLwHrCIUK9m:ujYWVKkVHDDqO7gpOIUWm

Entry address:
0x5457

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, E8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 0D, E4, 91, 40, 00, 89, 15, E0, 91, 40, 00, 89, 1D, DC, 91, 40, 00, 89, 35, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 3D, D4, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 00, 92, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, F4, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, D0, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, CC, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, C8, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, C4, 91, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, F8, 91, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, EC, 91, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, F0, 91, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, FC, 91, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.7987

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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

http://dl.spyguardapp.com/SpyGuard/31501/.../Setup.exe

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