setup.exe

Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels has been detected as adware by 40 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from systemupdates.info.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
097d1de8a7a63b34a7a95cd7ff5c4455

SHA-1:
7e789c6c842c27e8b1e66a9ed59a23d8b8a411c8

SHA-256:
aa9d2bdcb94b52242109a57f4daa6dc89ab1a76acea0b572def0b13e1f3bb29f

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
11/25/2024 4:39:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
370

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.179.82

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160131

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2848

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.16131

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.155

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-6132
0.98/19772

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.508
9.0.1.031

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
8.16.01.31.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/31/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-31-01_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.31.10

McAfee
IBryte-FRT
5600.6504

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
17.0.0.93

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
11.20160131

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.31.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileangels.Bundler (M)
16.1.31.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16129

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9352

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.31

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.31

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
70.4 KB (72,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, 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:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 8:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:+R4D8au9T/3hT5FcJnISpUAeXn663dI54cOaK9ZU9cBJJo8ui:+R4D8au9eJnISph86VON9tBJtui

Entry address:
0x468B

Entry point:
E8, 48, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 24, 61, 40, 00, FF, 25, 28, 61, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, FD, 46, 40, 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, 40, 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...
 
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Entropy:
5.6620

Code size:
17.5 KB (17,920 bytes)

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

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