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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 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from audownload.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
01d73df5bc857bc754e8cb9214f4c250

SHA-1:
adfdcf5b7ca1724bd585eac5fa517c132152eed3

SHA-256:
9abccd762acb182de8e4622a663bfa1b0d447bcbfd1d13c43d8403c8d7d4c958

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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:
11/14/2024 3:10:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
881

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140906

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3359

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1496

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.1245

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.5306
9.0.1.0249

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.14.09.06.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BD (variant)
8.10320

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
9/6/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2014-06-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3291

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2014.09.06.09

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.7015

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.0.0.747

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140906

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.06.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.F
14.9.6.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14904

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10375

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.249

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
262.9 KB (269,176 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:
3/24/2014 10:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 10:29:59 AM

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:
9/7/2014 12:30:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:QN0LX+OROPklf27IjUOMrmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslss:QsX+ORllO7I6TDkbJqL3J7HgGsOs

Entry address:
0x155BF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 71, 41, 00, 68, 29, 56, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, C0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 6A, 51, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1560

Code size:
88 KB (90,112 bytes)

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

http://audownload.com/track/install?subid=download software&subid2=www.getpaint.net&adprovider=google_audownload.com&source=google_downloadmanager-display-cpc-AU-336x280-audownload.com-51486103623&gclid=CPX71JHvzMACFdd5vQodxLMAMA&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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