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Compute Client

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 42 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from softcapitol.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e8ed3768ba7e5d275fd6b7bf2a33c47e

SHA-1:
70068351bcaec11e34f8873e3ffc47daa3f49a51

SHA-256:
ebb1ad49c99d01c8befd691f75e2bbb73312bd85c7a0d34741671df02633eb54

Scanner detections:
42 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:47:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
573

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

Arcabit
Trojan.Adware.Kazy.D71F1D
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150711

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3051

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.15711

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.960

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32275
9.0.1.0192

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.15.07.11.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BH application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
7/11/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2015-11-07_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.7.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1751

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2015.07.11.08

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6707

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.0.0.576

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20150711

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.11.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.ComputeClient.Installer (M)
15.7.11.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15709

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9759

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.192

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:
312.9 KB (320,376 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:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 3:15:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:hQUmZVX/L7wxxxfrjPUs7QaKYpOzn1nUn1SBlwbYEHn:hmXz7w7xzjPUyQpYpOz1UnkARHn

Entry address:
0x10035

Entry point:
E8, C8, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 8C, 21, 41, 00, CC, CC, 68, A1, 00, 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, 90, 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, E6, FB...
 
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Entropy:
4.7918

Code size:
67.5 KB (69,120 bytes)

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

http://softcapitol.com/track/install?creative_id=b&subid=software&subid2=itunes.software.informer.com&source=google_7zip-display-us-informer-200x200-31349884486&adprovider=google_softcapitol.com&gclid=CJ7Uru-O28ECFZNafgoddjQANg&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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