setup.exe

Fileprotected

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Fileprotected has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Fileprotected)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
9d690143744287ee029a163e7ea3f2c3

SHA-1:
aa323243981ffae0f06ad0e1411f80a593124698

SHA-256:
15d8a0c524de626159ca245b4de84027f37f1f6b4569e621be6f82dfcc858f94

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
11/23/2024 11:13:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
796

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxpg
7.11.189.158

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141119-1

AVG
Fileprotected
2015.0.3274

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
1.0.20.1670

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.64
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BR application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a1a6e5b1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
11.2014-30-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
14.11.24

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
15.0.0.543

McAfee
IBryte-FSO
5600.6930

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.165252
15.0.0.1002

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.30.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileprotected.F
14.11.30.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
35224

File size:
320.9 KB (328,568 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift 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:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileprotected, O=Fileprotected, 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:
00EFEBA775B69C3717980399C96E5323EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/30/2014 9:22:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:yynUaghS1X0oQNatPcDQ5Opt8EnJaEulZuvhkQpJMImtwrKyWPUzP9yI6qCH:Hg01Eta3it8EnJru6hkQDMIEa3z9ZCH

Entry address:
0x18D13

Entry point:
E8, 5A, A7, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 84, 96, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 84, 96, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F...
 
[+]

Entropy:
5.9324

Code size:
186 KB (190,464 bytes)

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

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security