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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down 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 www.zbwhyb.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a557dde7a9eef2aace7ac191fc1a39cc

SHA-1:
8e7769a13ddaadb179ad6dae72cc5944ac4ef432

SHA-256:
bf107f892425d87d525ce0cadc647e35c5762e5583f4a11b5614383be80ac4b8

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 '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 3:30:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.5.19.20

File size:
225.9 KB (231,280 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:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 4:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Es5ZpOe3c60dXeSFG6zSDiq7Lt2MMW87B38vkIJUUxzqkbppqYaUodajuoQKnj+c:xlOeJoufDiiUMMR7BzUxW0pA+U+Om

Entry address:
0x5CB1

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, DC, 71, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B8, A3, 40, 00, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 34, C4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, BC, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, B8, 71, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 34, C4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 30, C4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, A4, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 65, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.7116

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://www.zbwhyb.com/file.php?geo=IE&dv1=IE_a129_pc_2014-11-10-10&clickid=1415634912

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