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Setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Setup.exe, “Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
Setup

Version:
2.1.16

MD5:
8490ffdc2700ff7203b6ab53919cd697

SHA-1:
ed240e09356f46e505f4ee49b54ece3e3eccb8dd

SHA-256:
ec52ff0dfea4656b3ad3ce67253455072d0cc465c2338b994849580a4332d3c5

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
1/13/2025 9:00:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
899

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
14.08.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.JH.2
7.11.150.50

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Generic5.YEO
2014.0.4007

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
1.0.20.1160

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-97
0.98/19294

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18286

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.854
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
8.14.08.20.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.D application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
8/20/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
11.2014-20-08_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2014.08.20.09

McAfee
Adware-FOO!FE815543B297
5600.7033

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
15.0.0.696

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnqle
0.28.0.59911

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.688936
14.05.16.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.F
14.8.26.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.401
23.00.65.14818

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CG090002.RDXN
7.2.232

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
29298

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.448
2.0.0.1790

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\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:mxNPJ97R8HlyyMiFmoaO2w5fXYKtSJ8K0N0hvN9ycqrVUkJps3KBg7l:mxNPv2HlyyMiFmoaGXBtPK0N0hvN96Kp

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:
6.4186

Code size:
427 KB (437,248 bytes)

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