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ffdshow_setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application ffdshow_setup.exe, “FFDShow ” 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 install2.optimum-installer.com.
Publisher:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
FFDShow

Version:
2.1.16

MD5:
bf11b0cf3e52d49d7cb43afefe150bdb

SHA-1:
d252aad5c62598a102408cc615a103416a97cd43

SHA-256:
c686bfb51fd0fc9ee07cb2fa3534fd7488b9367909aca30ed0c7fff96b3bdf14

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 1:42:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.28.12

File size:
672.8 KB (688,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.16

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\ffdshow_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/11/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 11:59:59 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:
1/18/2013 7:04:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QxNPJ97R8HlyyMiFmoaO2w5fXYKtSJ8K0N0hvN9ycqrVUkJpg3KBg7V:QxNPv2HlyyMiFmoaGXBtPK0N0hvNB6Kx

Entry address:
0x4DC25

Entry point:
E8, DE, C9, 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, 57, CA, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 64, 99, 49, 00, E8, F6, 38, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 23, 91, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 56, CD, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 37, CC, 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, 9B, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, BF, AF, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.4185

Code size:
427 KB (437,248 bytes)

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

http://install2.optimum-installer.com/o/.../FFDShow_Setup.exe

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