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abiword_setup.exe

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Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application abiword_setup.exe, “AbiWord ” 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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
AbiWord

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
b684e8c58f92e88f6d49c93edd3e4e5b

SHA-1:
5658f224e0c708a80a45551949120dd309aa3160

SHA-256:
b81fd1072c0690995831f611e5a90e2c725bd18b4846066286fe09cbebb18b94

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:
4/23/2024 9:19:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
431

AegisLab AV Signature
Adware.W32.iBryte
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2015.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151201

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.OptimumInstaller
2016.0.2909

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
1.0.20.1675

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Agent-5599
0.98/20155

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.F
21306

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.280
9.0.1.0335

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
8.15.12.01.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.C application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
12/1/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
11.2015-01-12_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.12.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.200.15187

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1039

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2015.12.01.06

McAfee
Program.Adware-FOO
5600.6565

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
16.0.0.1005

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnqlk
0.30.0.296

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Graftor.647776
14.10.06.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
15.12.1.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.64AB
23.00.65.151129

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.iBryte
9474

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_AGENT_037983.TOMB
7.2.335

Trend Micro
TROJ_AGENT_037983.TOMB
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.46
2.0.0.2089

File size:
622.1 KB (637,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

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\abiword_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2012 6:59:59 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:
0809956535A889F9931BDEF10FF6814A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2012 3:32:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bZ1k/9kymKKimWkyNKDu7JYi0QnhAJ+IvHY0DtXt4x2KVsyB6I+jvpFk:t1e9UKKimLyNKDgJYrvJrvHY0wx2Key1

Entry address:
0x534FB

Entry point:
E8, 41, F1, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, 0D, 0B, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 21, CE, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, 54, C6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4527

Code size:
450.5 KB (461,312 bytes)

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