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INSTALL THIS

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller5.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b0bcbd8ec1ecfa51d4c1fd8165f541e9

SHA-1:
d5047375e3dd76bfe98fa5ec946c8e3fe898e989

SHA-256:
798cc5761b5c9c7221da627be258681d2f8705ce13b1d1ddc2cfabe024b042cc

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/26/2024 1:24:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147016
898

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OpenInst.pepqu
7.11.162.194

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140821

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3376

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
1.0.20.1165

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19042

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.17710
9.0.1.0233

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
8.14.08.21.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AR application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
8/21/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
11.2014-21-08_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.3375

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.08.21.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!31DDC3E1C7AF
5600.7032

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147016
15.0.0.699

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dcusci
0.28.2.61148

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140821

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.F
14.8.21.1

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10409

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
159.1 KB (162,872 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 3:04:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:0jnBTi2CRDZYzIq3+Vlr1+ZNEo3HoHQMw32kGW3:Ohi2CEZ3gY5HJd

Entry address:
0x322E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, AF, 47, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, AE, 47, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, 01, 44, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, B0, 4C, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2093

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/g/.../Setup.exe

http://secure.oinstaller6.com/g/.../Setup.exe

http://downloadsec.com/track/install?creative_id=b&subid=software&subid2=www.shouldiremoveit.com&source=google_downloadmanager-display-us-728x90-47264391393&adprovider=google_downloadsec.com&gclid=CJ2Br5DIo8ACFWwQ7AodcBIAYA&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller6.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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