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Setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Setup.exe, “DownloadManager ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
DownloadManager

Version:
2.0.25

MD5:
b32a533fedde960b30238c50efe80333

SHA-1:
cc4f85c7b1bf9c5c94e252af114de7782764e948

SHA-256:
9b99f8d0cda78acbdfb41c3af0ea54e93a735952210bf080aec5a26536a4492c

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
11/14/2024 3:14:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.473262
5621779

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2015.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
150531-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader.AH
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.352089
1.0.20.765

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-48
0.98/20045

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.I
19742

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.649
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.473262
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.D application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
6/2/2015

F-Prot
W32/Optim.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.473262
5.14.151

G Data
Adware.Generic.352089
15.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13619

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2015.06.02.05

McAfee
Program.Adware-FOO
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.352089
16.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnuwl
0.28.2.62483

Norman
Application.Generic.473262
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.593704
14.10.08.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.6.2.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.15531

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

Trend Micro House Call
HV_IBRYTE_CG0927CE.RDXN
7.2.153

Trend Micro
TSPY_OPTIMUM_BL13293A.TOMC
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7970
2.0.0.1947

File size:
581.3 KB (595,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.25

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 3:59:59 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:
11/19/2012 8:16:37 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+DlZNcJaOcOmbFrtWD6kFX9wwf0EhpBeIOlvXd6pPs:+DlZUaOcZbFrtpkFX50EhpBTUvX0s

Entry address:
0x444F0

Entry point:
E8, 05, EB, 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, 7E, EB, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 6C, E1, 48, 00, E8, 7B, 4F, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, B8, A6, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, EE, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 5E, ED, 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, A0, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 64, C8, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.4191

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-212-97.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.212.97:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-85-230.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.85.230:80)

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