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Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Boot Compute 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.gettmusic.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
877d27c68c505efdb9bf61c7844ee0ae

SHA-1:
a2bd086c5344e93abceac9ddc96928e35f80691a

SHA-256:
3c4a2cca27c795583e4f55379211c55c90ad268958db240c884f18b61f4465dc

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:
12/27/2024 4:00:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootComp.Bundler (M)
16.3.24.5

File size:
246.9 KB (252,792 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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2014 11:00:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IUJ5GLr80Oa6mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslHEl:IWAneTDkbJqL3J7HgGs9M

Entry address:
0x12513

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 82, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 82, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 82, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 82, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 82, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 82, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 82, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 82, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 82, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 81, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 81, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 81, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 82, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 82, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 82, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 82, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.1891

Code size:
74.5 KB (76,288 bytes)

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

http://www.gettmusic.com/track/install?subid=itunes&source=google_itunes-search-us-itunes-exact-40473853832&adprovider=google_gettmusic.com&gclid=CLWX85Stu8ACFSsV7AodCTsALQ&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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