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Compute Client

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 60 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadnex.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6faa6dc2520208d177afed4d6caaa8b5

SHA-1:
d98f1a92d21eb02e506a00ad182dfe177a8d60c7

SHA-256:
c500f82af4aa9d0baeffe93e45df78beb4f3766f03da729534fc8ceddd459e79

Scanner detections:
60 / 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 3:21:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
871

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]
2014.9-140916

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3349

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14916

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.1295

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32275
9.0.1.0259

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.14.09.16.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
9/16/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2014-16-09_3

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
14.0.0.3241

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2014.09.16.06

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.7005

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.0.0.777

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140916

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.16.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComputeClient.F
14.9.16.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14914

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10355

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.259

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.16

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:
252.9 KB (258,936 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:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2014 4:30:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Nz+SOQHukWFw+0WQqUcMZ6GU3NnK2aZpMZjvOs1n4rpBF:V+l7lXJmU3NKjYjvOs1nQ/F

Entry address:
0x168EB

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 91, 41, 00, 68, 55, 69, 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, E0, 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, 96, 64, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2613

Code size:
93 KB (95,232 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://downloadnex.com/track/install?creative_id=b&subid=download software&subid2=www.getpaint.net&adprovider=google_downloadnex.com&source=google_freedownloadmanager-display-Filehippo-US-300x250-downloadnex-49571937878&gclid=CK2Zt5TW5sACFYMF7Aod9koA1w&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

http://downloadnex.com/track/install?creative_id=b&subid=download software&subid2=www.getpaint.net&adprovider=google_downloadnex.com&source=google_freedownloadmanager-display-Filehippo-US-300x250-downloadnex-49571937878&gclid=CK2Zt5TW5sACFYMF7Aod9koA1w&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Setup.exe

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