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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 33 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:
2.0.0

MD5:
dbe48d24944447c7e4d839636107a8fa

SHA-1:
5b49d25397a38b072cd72dc6ecca7a055906abdb

SHA-256:
2b136d610b96371e8d0a3dcaae0cc0f67ea49629ea65ac1e7f9a7cdf41d8d19a

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:23:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
6765824

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]
2014.9-150305

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.OptimumInstaller
2016.0.3179

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
1.0.20.320

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.280
9.0.1.064

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.C application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
3/5/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 7zip_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.12.13

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2391

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2015.03.05.08

McAfee
Program.Adware-FOO
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.Y
16.0.0.192

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnqlk
0.30.0.296

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Graftor.647776
14.10.06.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.5.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.64AB
23.00.65.15303

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.iBryte
10015

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_AGENT_037983.TOMB
7.2.64

Trend Micro
TROJ_AGENT_037983.TOMB
10.465.05

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:
632.6 KB (647,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2012 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:
0809956535A889F9931BDEF10FF6814A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/27/2012 8:28:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b38PyPa6as98oSmGs7JYM35PVX+ixdq2NP5ifXC50H7keppa5:b3rPXas98oSmGiJYMPXlxdq2NcfS50H0

Entry address:
0x54DE3

Entry point:
E8, 3F, 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, 05, 0B, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 19, 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, 4C, C6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4517

Code size:
458 KB (468,992 bytes)

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