setup.exe

Develop Interface

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Choice Install ” by Develop Interface has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download1491bucket.com.
Publisher:
Choice Install   (signed by Develop Interface)

Product:
Choice Install

Description:
Choice Install

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
eb8e369165ff06f987ff797d8693c39f

SHA-1:
60f889589c0b41f5b7d27db15799ba4da231eaec

SHA-256:
f10bb9c7ffb68e7b9cb219d86b92d33bc991b9653b3fc8591111696b94ecd6db

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/28/2024 4:42:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78222
425

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2015.03.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.216.36

avast!
Win32:IBryte-LV [PUP]
2014.9-151207

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.2903

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78222
1.0.20.1705

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.KS
21372

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.431
9.0.1.0341

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78222
8.15.12.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BX (variant)
9.11303

F-Prot
W32/S-e40c44db
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor
11.2015-07-12_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78222
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.200.15229

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1008

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.78222
16.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dnxrrc
0.30.0.296

Norman
IBryte.URL
11.20151207

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.DevelopInterface.Bundler (M)
15.12.7.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.7572
2.0.0.2093

File size:
449.4 KB (460,160 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Choice Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Develop Interface, O=Develop Interface, 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:
008E9C74F3A6D76C534AC4D06647FFCEE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/17/2015 1:00:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7xdFuT2tAvkO963yNxJmbrAK82BMgw1naaTr7ovAPkFSwk:7xjuqtKkO9sd3AK82BMlhb7owkFHk

Entry address:
0x29FE1

Entry point:
E8, 0E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 8C, E4, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A0, E0, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.4313

Code size:
306.5 KB (313,856 bytes)

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

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