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gimp_setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application gimp_setup.exe, “Gimp Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.optimuminstaller.com.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
Gimp Setup

Version:
2.0.7

MD5:
c89601bbb7c015860bf8b4c5889a0f0b

SHA-1:
9093125e28d2348e883aa00b01129f2a88512142

SHA-256:
e0c46827cc22b80c918e7d019ef2fe641b39e1228f5661e346804217e0b2ef54

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 7:24:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-160101

AVG
Adware Generic5
2017.0.2878

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-19
0.98/19305

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.F
19302

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.461
9.0.1.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.C application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
1/1/2016

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

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.883

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2016.01.01.10

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6534

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.414119
17.0.0.3

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cspvvp
0.28.2.61721

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.668256
14.08.24.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.1.1.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.151230

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.135
2.0.0.1900

File size:
650.6 KB (666,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7

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\gimp_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:
7/24/2012 11:34:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sDLB1Q0o36cN6JqpJthMOx7JYVgMxNcPimwDlZh3LnI9T1URKjyptJ:sDLBG0oBiqpJthPJJYqMxNc1w5Za9T18

Entry address:
0x57EA3

Entry point:
E8, 2F, 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, 35, 0B, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 09, D2, 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, BC, CA, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4655

Code size:
473.5 KB (484,864 bytes)

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

http://install.optimuminstaller.com/o/.../Gimp_Setup.exe

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