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downloadmanager_setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application downloadmanager_setup.exe, “downloadmanager ” by Optimum Installer 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 install.optimum-installer.com.

File name:

Publisher:

OptimumInstaller (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:

OptimumInstaller

Description:

downloadmanager

Version:

2.0.23

MD5:

00ae46cc1ca0532405ecf24326b114d8

SHA-1:

cc4465442ed18875634cd840448de87f3dd778bb

SHA-256:

da6566146d4c834c3492492fa655d7b51429a0ff19316c663968a264a521a54e

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

12/25/2024 1:27:26 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge (M)

16.8.9.12

File size:

579.8 KB (593,704 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.23

Original file name:

Setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloadmanager_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Optimum Installer

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/10/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/7/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, 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:

7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/9/2012 1:55:38 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:8VWQBYkzsO15WOLgXdx74/eHg3CralCfnFbQX6p0O:8VWQB6OWOLgXjAeHgTlknF0hO

Entry address:

0x44286

Entry point:

E8, FF, EA, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 78, EB, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 3C, D1, 48, 00, E8, 75, 4F, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, C2, BE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 77, EE, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 58, ED, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B, DF, 77, 1E, E8, 9A, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 5E, C8, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14... 
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Entropy:

6.4171

Code size:

391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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

http://install.optimum-installer.com/o/.../downloadmanager_Setup.exe

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