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Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from startfreedownload.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a482e841d6b57b80f2a839120f0e1086

SHA-1:
fc56aaf4a0ee99d9107f7cc76b4347a0495dadae

SHA-256:
4553be7e1a70313ee5f181459f9f41f31ef7541a2dbfbd3164ea15530acbd210

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 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:
12/26/2024 1:39:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileange.Bundler (M)
16.3.14.20

File size:
79.9 KB (81,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium 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:
Fileangels

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, 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:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2014 1:00:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:l/6kG6ilaEXNyMzafgfW8kVfx2SYJHgJSwOeMW3eUZjwyDOJJuEBo8j:l/6k7iv9JWpsEOn6P9Yj

Entry address:
0x6371

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, C8, 81, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, B7, 40, 00, E8, B6, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 2C, D4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, 9C, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 98, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, B2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 2C, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 28, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, 84, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 75, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://startfreedownload.com/track/install?creative_id=b&button=green&source=ayman_safe_androck&adprovider=aymantyp&subid=&subid2=&et=0&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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