downloadmanager_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application downloadmanager_setup.exe, “downloadmanager ” by Optimum Installer 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ad.yieldmanager.com.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
downloadmanager

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
d82b97d7027b7c90f6241e4193f773e1

SHA-1:
c756125306eef2f44920d964baa95c8a86df4af6

SHA-256:
b6ee496f7a95d28aa85aa202d9cd2648481fdba2f58014d864ee665ef64d122e

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 9:51:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumI.Bundler (M)
16.4.7.7

File size:
845.3 KB (865,576 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

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\downloadmanager_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 5:59:59 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:
4/25/2013 4:08:53 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lsAmEI+CuMPnKTfTOnFxPp65H0YqBx/l+ZZc8RlP0YJhfVl56LJtxyuTH8yvGL0j:lsAIL9+ZG40YJhfB6Vtx7TcCGWDHXvZF

Entry address:
0x542BF

Entry point:
E8, 07, E1, 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, 80, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, BD, 4A, 00, E8, AC, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, D7, A2, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7F, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 60, E3, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.7286

Code size:
463 KB (474,112 bytes)

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

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