» setup.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

setup.exe

Adknowledge Downloader

Stumbleboot

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe by Stumbleboot 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.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Adknowledge (signed by Stumbleboot)

Product:

Adknowledge Downloader

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_34699

MD5:

27e062afc8bc82517bad80f36563f9c4

SHA-1:

cc7886a6561da1d562d039bd0744698201edb58a

SHA-256:

50b01975fb98ddad2928ebb3276795770126081ee4a3bea3753285be5e5d9efb

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 1:20:17 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.AdKnowledge (M)

17.1.15.17

File size:

696.7 KB (713,424 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_34699

Adknowledge

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Stumbleboot

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/15/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/16/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Stumbleboot, O=Stumbleboot, 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:

16297ABD62DAF9CA070E06A097044A40

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.8346

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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