flash_player_pro_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flash_player_pro_setup.exe, “Flash Player Pro Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
Flash Player Pro Setup

Version:
3.4.8

MD5:
44d99b19328aaf2e3889ff2267b4a234

SHA-1:
b8826e61f7c981c65e470b2cab2f17953db48600

SHA-256:
919d2ebbc363fbc4163b0a607d38f79bf7fe4a39d98ba67bad19dd51a2c5867a

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:03:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Adware.Generic.513195
5805142

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.StartPage
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
2014.06.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.152.90

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware Generic5.AASA
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.1615

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downware-510
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18402

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1245
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
MemScan:Adware.Generic.513195
14.11.19

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
11/19/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Generic.526895
11.2014-19-11_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.11.19.07

McAfee
Adware-FOO!7FE73CC9063B
5600.6941

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.526895
15.0.0.969

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnqzb
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20141119

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.884008
14.06.01.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.W
14.11.19.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.10C
23.00.65.141117

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
10227

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10993

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29800

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8293
2.0.0.1821

File size:
874.8 KB (895,784 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.8

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\flash_player_pro_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
11/7/2013 4:59:59 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:
6/6/2013 7:52:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yOiV3L+3I30iXUXzRV1gXEpfd2WkpdYHpaRqNE0k/vb3aLcE+yk4+hJwQNIuBI3M:yOitupFG0kWLcE+ykLlNIqKkvHHXmS

Entry address:
0x57722

Entry point:
E8, 94, F1, 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, 0D, F2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 3C, 33, 4B, 00, E8, A9, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 62, AE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0C, F5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, ED, F3, 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:
6.7210

Code size:
483.5 KB (495,104 bytes)

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