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 30 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 fgd8axxc.7x37n7pgud.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4c30b6c8f8344f35e3776f7a7435b87b

SHA-1:
997f2433d000220cefbdfbb2555789090fb3f8b1

SHA-256:
78c0be043e1a2c6b631a0277fa35f448f14b4f28a8493a402abc7fa4fc0e56f1

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/7/2024 4:29:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6103667

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.179.82

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141130-1

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3268

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.1705

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3990
0.98/19466

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.76
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
12/7/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2014-07-12_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.12.07.06

McAfee
IBryte-FRT
5600.6924

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
04.12.2014 14:30:06

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileangels.F
14.12.7.6

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122155
2.0.0.1929

File size:
84.4 KB (86,384 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:
7/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
11/6/2014 8:27:51 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:djjUB4RKgv0W8xvNj+vUKrbdcYa1CCCsq6IcivwOUF3eUZjwyDOJJq/YjfpLo8U:RUB4RKgv0nvAndVCCs+IOUBPX/gfpLU

Entry address:
0x6EE1

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, EC, 81, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, B8, 40, 00, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 30, E4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, C8, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, C4, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 30, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, B0, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 65, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.8556

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

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