setup.exe

Safe Down

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 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.winsoftfirst.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
9de69c4ad0be9831727fd4597d11e024

SHA-1:
a39816a958a0db45ace8448cdd1a6aeb54ca91cf

SHA-256:
b820cadc0fbb5e677064e47ed2b85b13925d7098f0ac2fa7db10e3516bbd9fa9

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:16:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
356

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.22

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2834

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.16214

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.225

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5357
0.98/19505

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19547

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.493
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
8.16.02.14.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BF application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
2/14/2016

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.665

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.02.14.02

McAfee
IBryte-FRK
5600.6490

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
IBryte.STR
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.84848.B
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.14.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16212

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9325

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.45

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1985
2.0.0.1937

File size:
241.4 KB (247,152 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:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 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 8:00:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:DDViMXO5mc60dXeSFG6zSDiq7Lt2MMW87B38vkIJUUxzqkbppqYaUodajuoQKnje:dDXO52oufDiiUMMR7BzUxW0pA+U+ObZ

Entry address:
0x8A13

Entry point:
E8, 40, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, C8, DB, 40, 00, E8, B3, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, B4, 04, 41, 00, 8B, 35, C4, A1, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, C0, A1, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A7, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, B4, 04, 41, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, B0, 04, 41, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, AC, A1, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 6A, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45, DC, FF, 75, E4, FF, D6, A3...
 
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Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

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

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