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gettest.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application gettest.exe, “IQ_Test ” 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:
DownloadManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
IQ_Test

Version:
2.3.0

MD5:
893d00f657dd17f337a276e1ec77156a

SHA-1:
6a648ab5bbb3b2b8e6af600ffef0b4cc2f3b16e6

SHA-256:
b6ff1e069f6cdb65470f7905e806a73c7c00b23de03bdb47412e39fc1ae2dac4

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 2:15:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.6.18

File size:
686.8 KB (703,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.0

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\gettest.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/11/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2013 1:59:59 AM

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:
2/15/2013 8:22:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UVz1hP49huvg4LmBmq9abJwtT0LMJIH33u1C5wp8R/g+JposcoET:UVzPg9huvg4LmBP9abvMJOHu1Cf64ET

Entry address:
0x4EE41

Entry point:
E8, 72, E0, 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, EB, E0, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, CB, 49, 00, E8, 4A, 4F, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 77, A7, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, EA, E3, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, CB, E2, 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:
6.4320

Code size:
439.5 KB (450,048 bytes)

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

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

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