ilive_toolbar_setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application ilive_toolbar_setup.exe, “iLive Toolbar Setup ” 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.optimuminstaller.com.
Publisher:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
iLive Toolbar Setup

Version:
2.1.10

MD5:
45944fc2ad6155f7f48ff7d2c1c520b3

SHA-1:
b28bda5cbda2eee44deeedee6f26b2e5dcc0e6df

SHA-256:
3965409ad99221013429f4ded03d68916d91df2a86908204bd3ba65e7e8e5d24

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:
11/2/2024 5:35:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.3.3.0

File size:
671.3 KB (687,400 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.10

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\ilive_toolbar_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/11/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2013 6:59:59 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:
12/21/2012 4:58:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ke7juwDzvwnnjuWMAVwJwoQoS+lG7W5+gWE2qhdYxgddxFFipVqS5LJplb5qQPpS:KelDz6njuWRw2joS+U4p3h2xudxFFi6P

Entry address:
0x4CD70

Entry point:
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Code size:
426 KB (436,224 bytes)

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