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gimp_setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application gimp_setup.exe, “Gimp ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install2.optimum-installer.com.
Publisher:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
Gimp

Version:
2.1.10

MD5:
455341e6d790f497cbff410b417c98b7

SHA-1:
958b5aa0478d8e1291a71b371d6fbe17bbb1a24d

SHA-256:
24e01300c6cc8c654e6482d5d19eea3714a2070f3a5d973355fdd384bb3d4c5f

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:54:27 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
14.04.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.JH.2
7.11.143.156

avast!
Win32:IBryte-AD [PUP]
2014.9-140415

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3503

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-76
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18110

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.3
9.0.1.0105

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.9680

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/15/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4012

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2014.04.15.01

McAfee
Adware-FOO!455341E6D790
5600.7159

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csoeby
0.28.0.59288

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.687400
14.04.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.K
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.33F
23.00.65.14413

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CG090002.RDXN
7.2.105

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28256

File size:
671.3 KB (687,400 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.10

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:
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:
12/20/2012 4:58:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0e7juwDzvwnnjuWMAVwJwoQoS+lG7W5+gWE2qhdYxgddxFFipVqS5LJpNb5qQPps:0elDz6njuWRw2joS+U4p3h2xudxFFi6Z

Entry address:
0x4CD70

Entry point:
E8, 55, D5, 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, CE, D5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 14, 93, 49, 00, E8, 0B, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 38, 91, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, CD, D8, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, AE, D7, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B, DF, 77, 1E, E8, A0, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 54, AF, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.4186

Code size:
426 KB (436,224 bytes)

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

http://install2.optimum-installer.com/o/.../Gimp_Setup.exe

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