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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadnex.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2beb2036b5b9edba163550a98d299335

SHA-1:
8d1dabb721535462ee41395a2f64e066d97e4275

SHA-256:
43c00e39ee4e8d0b9ea04620c5b3bf5c65bc29e1efb6ca8c2c14223ec4396026

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:30:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.ComputeClient.Installer (M)
16.3.7.0

File size:
264.9 KB (271,224 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 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:
9/27/2014 1:00:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:gPMhcctVhoNgr4c0vMkAfIaCiFTPluox6VswPgIth5KK6bOspn4rAs:gPMh7ho8StA4+Tx6Z6bOspnQAs

Entry address:
0x1A0B1

Entry point:
E8, CC, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 5C, C1, 41, 00, CC, CC, 68, 1D, A1, 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, 10, 42, 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, 5C, 9C...
 
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Entropy:
5.3307

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 bytes)

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

http://downloadnex.com/track/install?creative_id=b&subid=free software downloads&subid2=blog.firmwareumbrella.com&adprovider=google_downloadnex.com&source=google_freedownloadmanager-display-Filehippo-US-300x250-downloadnex-49571937878&gclid=CJOuiM3bgMECFehj7AodQhIAqw&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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