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update.exe

WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application update.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 1.hidemyass.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
0d6ff66093ce5af1401f6481ef4d9c02

SHA-1:
6767b51c582d6066ee3241a927dddab86587d45a

SHA-256:
0d78bb8ee37302c0359b36a4ace35e36727b04b92fcf1d6568a25960ae41c1a9

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

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 7:10:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-140413

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3506

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9670

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4025

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.13.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.G
14.4.13.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.14411

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28212

File size:
235.3 KB (240,928 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALL, 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/12/2014 5:00:39 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ca84hAmtgHefH4uMG+mlUUto+Gv3vM+UYJiyky6mX1f5b1pHW:f8oAmi+fH4ulv/I0+L1p1pHW

Entry address:
0xE19C

Entry point:
E8, 0B, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, AC, C2, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 60, C0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3851

Code size:
169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

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

http://1.hidemyass.com/ip-7/.../Oi8vZG93bmxvYWRqdS5jb20vZGlyZWN0L2Jyb3dzZXJfc2FmZWd1YXJkL3VwZGF0ZS5leGU_c291cmNlPXByb3BlbGxlcl9icm93c2Vyc2FmZWd1YXJkLWRpcmVjdC11cyZhZHByb3ZpZGVyPXByb3BlbGxlcmFkcyZzdWJpZD01Mjg3JmNlX2NpZD0zNzM2NjczOTgz

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