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srs-samsung-free-install.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application srs-samsung-free-install.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Boot Compute 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 secure.2-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2bb9a7d54cd2b62112c6e7d643b2d2f9

SHA-1:
f87cd577e04e1f03e251b7538a5d8d98d118b9d4

SHA-256:
32f08aeb63ed9838e59a2ace14a395a963bfd3e653b04fc5d9add41c492412f0

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:
12/25/2024 5:01:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.8.1

File size:
148.4 KB (151,928 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\srs-samsung-free-install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

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:
8/15/2014 4:29:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:dOILgICsaCscXBwnleChB8One8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0Ug5PqQm:dOILCs3pB8hhB8OnOX1ZbmZJLtg5Pc

Entry address:
0x618D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.5114

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file srs-samsung-free-install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../srs-samsung-free-install.exe

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