extreme_flash_player_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application extreme_flash_player_setup.exe, “Extreme Flash Player Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
Extreme Flash Player Setup

Version:
3.4.4

MD5:
5ffebad3efbae51a49da2557ac5eba55

SHA-1:
ff3321373ad4f08d495c48c597c1f8decdbcfa8f

SHA-256:
9544ab66cee01a0443c6c0e275d6d57dd840e6b530bc1e40860519b33c5ca34f

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 4:59:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.526895
6387489

Agnitum Outpost
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
15.01.06

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.909545
7.11.137.232

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware Generic5.YKU
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.30

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-115
0.98/19347

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
17953

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1078
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.526895
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
1/6/2015

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.526895
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2015.01.06.11

McAfee
Adware-FOO!808D236FC62D
5600.6893

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.526895
16.0.0.18

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnrpm
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Application.Generic.526895
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.909608
14.03.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.AA
15.1.6.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Rouge.d!1075354374
23.00.65.15104

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
10131

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10826

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27526

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7980
2.0.0.1776

File size:
765.3 KB (783,656 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.4

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\extreme_flash_player_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 5:59:59 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:
3/29/2013 1:45:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:W/075iFjbVkFiJs4AiaS/yPV2xAXpH7m/3zeLdfy4TGfBDPLvK3tH2IA3/jEZGap:W/07cEzTG9e3tH2IA3/jotchGp3if1aJ

Entry address:
0x52E35

Entry point:
E8, 01, E2, 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, 7A, E2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, F4, 9C, 4A, 00, E8, F6, 4E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 21, A5, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 79, E5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 5A, E4, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5539

Code size:
457.5 KB (468,480 bytes)

The file extreme_flash_player_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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