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free_download_manager_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application free_download_manager_setup.exe, “Free Download Manager Setup ” 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 hq-soft.com.

File name:

Publisher:

SetupManager (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:

SetupManager.exe

Description:

Free Download Manager Setup

Version:

3.4.8

MD5:

0cb8e20b653483faff3affb7be6838d8

SHA-1:

62b4ef02d513ac3184bf1d5fa335844f2258ab61

SHA-256:

278b7c63f6cf3c92cc550a1fc5ae21c7fc031895206b2b98b7e9c03ceda05578

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 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:

5/22/2024 6:53:28 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumI.Bundler (M)

16.4.2.11

File size:

888.3 KB (909,608 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\free_download_manager_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Optimum Installer

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/10/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/7/2013 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:

7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/2/2013 4:10:08 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:ArS8rGSigrIzhHva9G6bbf21laH6HXWq/0:sCHzhHva9vffQlU6HXP/0

Entry address:

0x59BF2

Entry point:

E8, A4, 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, 1D, F2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 7C, 73, 4B, 00, E8, B9, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 72, AE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 1C, F5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, FD, 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:

6.7428

Code size:

493.5 KB (505,344 bytes)

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

http://hq-soft.com/l-2000000037-2003410114.php

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