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google_earth_setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application google_earth_setup.exe, “Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 12 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:
Setup

Version:
2.0.16

MD5:
578fda7667fc67f355487ec83ea6dc0a

SHA-1:
9620a76ea61cfe9294a8be6f4c32e91e9797395a

SHA-256:
1bc27e1b30b07152b83f3edb6ff5797d242f86bb534fa530fd71c7bd8d62d019

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:07:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:IBryte-X [PUP]
2014.9-151022

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-20
0.98/18355

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mplayer_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.10.22.8

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11770

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2015.10.22.08

McAfee
Adware-FOO!BE00D31BEB9E
5600.6605

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.414119
16.0.0.885

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.699048
14.04.15.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
15.8.25.18

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_BK0842D8.TOMC
7.2.295

File size:
682.7 KB (699,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.16

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\google_earth_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:
10/15/2012 2:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uwjboiYyBVx4VPfZjwR7JYFrBIGIA55mu4nkdU4BRU2cAvKy6pqn:uwj0iYynWVPfZjwpJYFrBIGR8u4krPX7

Entry address:
0x5C113

Entry point:
E8, F3, DC, 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, D5, 0E, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 48, C6, 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, 6C, C4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.5168

Code size:
487.5 KB (499,200 bytes)

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

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

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