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setup.exe

SETUP DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by SETUP DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 38 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from 5152014.installic.com.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

aca7240886add5b048eced9659f68287

SHA-1:

767a4c7ae3a4fca6ccfb315bb5806f0696e997dd

SHA-256:

1877b30e9fe649812158801cea6e4382a67bb3d5c8c6d8523804118d24fd851a

Scanner detections:

38 / 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:

11/27/2024 10:57:15 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

372

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller

2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.147.82

avast!

Win32:IBryte-CZ [PUP]

2014.9-160128

AVG

Adware AdPlugin

2017.0.2850

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.iBryte

4.0.3.16128

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

1.0.20.140

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Ibryte-236

0.98/19305

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18248

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.26900

9.0.1.028

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.Agent

8.16.01.28.03

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application

10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381

1/28/2016

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Agent

11.2016-28-01_5

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.iBryte

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12041

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte

14.0.0.747

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2016.01.28.03

McAfee

GenericATG-FGI!AA091FF371C6

5600.6506

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

17.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Badur.cxnsau

0.28.0.59826

Norman

Downloader

11.20160128

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.250664

14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.28.03

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.SETUPDOTEXE.Bundler (M)

16.1.28.15

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B

23.00.65.16126

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant

9358

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.iBryte

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

28862

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.iBryte.Win32.854

2.0.0.1790

File size:

243.3 KB (249,120 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP DOT EXE, 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:

348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/15/2014 9:25:51 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:QeCyN5P/kYxXSj5zRuV25v1fW5BXuhmXZlaYbTdCmRG3JidwwOBicL+Db5tNpoL:Qzo5P/Jx8bfW5B+hmXecPIL1L+DvNpoL

Entry address:

0xFED2

Entry point:

E8, 45, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, E2, 42, 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, 3C, E0, 42, 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:

6.3811

Code size:

177 KB (181,248 bytes)

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

http://5152014.installic.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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