optimizer_pro.exe

Clovermedia SL

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application optimizer_pro.exe by Clovermedia SL 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 TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ad.propellerads.com.
Publisher:
Clovermedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
60741af8695025330488b6957a5b9f5a

SHA-1:
41bca655c146239089787dc22f347a06da63eabc

SHA-256:
2df5fde6d0def2e36310d34511ca9ddf328af6cf3e4a2466717c4b70a3a65218

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/23/2024 2:36:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Cloverme.Bundler (M)
16.7.8.11

File size:
264.3 KB (270,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/13/2014 4:52:48 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 4:52:48 PM

Subject:
CN=Clovermedia SL, O=Clovermedia SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
281161B1143F2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/27/2014 2:00:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:sBqbCxZI15H6i50U4gzvYLXwj4yDXL9Bz3GUrYB:st3aygzvIXK4kL9Bz3L2

Entry address:
0x5524

Entry point:
B8, 50, EA, 48, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 70, 61, 63, 65, 70, 61, 63, 65, 74, 65, 00, EC, B3, C4, 5B, B9, C4, C4, 0C, D4, 59, 62, F9, 71, 69, EE, 4D, 94, 5F, 44, 6A, 69, A6, 8E, 54, 9C, 7F, C9, 4E, 1C, F2, 50, 74, 56, 3D, 25, B8, 2F, F3, CD, 43, 9E, 7E, 87, 0E, 07, 96, FE, 48, 5B, 6C, 90, B0, FE, F2, E1, E8, 6A, 1E, F7, 71, 01, B0, E4, 97, ED, DE, 08, 32, 10, 51, 14, 03, F4, 33, BB, D3, 78, A4, 64, EF, 80, AD, 42, 10, 9F, 79, 46, B4, B3, 75, 53, 9C, A5...
 
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Entropy:
7.9255  (probably packed)

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

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