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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:
9356e1a3dbe2401ab2761a083edf9dba

SHA-1:
716d298aabf632233e04e218922b2f3d2dfb953d

SHA-256:
c6de250cbd970e2be17863512a48fb16e8f784205822a66b10c552a5e021b69d

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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:
11/14/2024 3:20:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
402

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]
2014.9-151229

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2880

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.151229

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.1815

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31388
9.0.1.0363

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.15.12.29.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BD (variant)
9.10320

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
12/29/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2015-29-12_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.896

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2015.12.29.06

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6536

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.0.0.1089

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20151229

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.29.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootCompute.Bundler (M)
15.12.29.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151227

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9417

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.363

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.29

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:
255.9 KB (262,008 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/6/2014 4:00:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:hMBgPpE24emrwcOsrmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslQP:hP/4eFCTDkbJqL3J7HgGsSP

Entry address:
0x1390F

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 61, 41, 00, 68, 79, 39, 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, B0, 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, BA, 34, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1732

Code size:
81 KB (82,944 bytes)

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

http://downloadadit.com/track/install?subid=minecraft minimap mod&subid2=www.9minecraft.net&source=google_buildcraft-display-us-CPC-468x60-28521871088&adprovider=google_downloadadit.com&gclid=CKOo4P2AzsACFQaBaQodzhkAzA&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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