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Install Beta

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Install Beta has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from initiatedownload.com.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Install Beta)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4d30fb5d057a44d5e97f839d04ce62f1

SHA-1:
6d4bc4bcc6f75e01e338c23d36d6e905fd52d2d5

SHA-256:
286b5263a8e085131e7417155ce3997374ce562bc99b31caa0cd11b401726d84

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/18/2025 2:41:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.71370
357

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.12.09

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OpenInst.pepri
7.11.193.68

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160213

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2835

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71370
1.0.20.220

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.71370
0.98/19753

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.NW
20290

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.49473
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.71370
8.16.02.13.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BR application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a1a6e5b1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.71370
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71370
16.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.186.14280

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.669

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2016.02.13.04

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSO
5600.6491

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.71370
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.djvkxq
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.71370
11.20160213

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.13.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallBeta.Installer (M)
16.2.13.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.6485
2.0.0.2048

File size:
337.4 KB (345,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift 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 Beta

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Beta, O=Install Beta, 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:
009A48736EA8E3F31268B7C9D99C833A71

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/15/2015 8:00:46 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+qXkm0f7txzG7inbxLPnIMb7/+Vh/65SHKMj:+mB0fTzG7ibxLPnIu72T/65SH/j

Entry address:
0x17B63

Entry point:
E8, CD, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, D0, 7B, 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, A4, 85, 43, 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, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4...
 
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Code size:
170 KB (174,080 bytes)

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

http://initiatedownload.com/track/install?adprovider=informer_fwint&source=fwint_7zip-informer-300x250-us-display&dlink=http://secure.distapp11.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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