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groovestream.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application groovestream.exe, “Groove Stream ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
Groove Stream

Version:
2.0.6

MD5:
ddf60c891f7ca26eb814b02fbaeb7c83

SHA-1:
7664013cc57ac54a6372320609a1408d2fc25496

SHA-256:
e6a30477d67303cb61591f782af5e6689bab134662233354bed26824863f790f

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:26:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.415830
354

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2017.0.2832

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.414119
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-19
0.98/19037

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.539
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.415830
8.16.02.15.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.C application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/15/2016

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.415830
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Application.Generic.414119
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.178.12212

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.657

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2016.02.15.04

McAfee
Adware-FOO!29FF5A0C52B6
5600.6488

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.414119
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cspvvp
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Application.Generic.415830
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.668256
14.05.27.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.15.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.iBryte
9322

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_BK0842D8.TOMC
7.2.46

Trend Micro
TSPY_IBRYTE_BL13285F.TOMC
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29560

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.176
2.0.0.1784

File size:
650.1 KB (665,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6

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\groovestream.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/8/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2012 12:59:59 AM

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:
7/3/2012 4:07:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:z9XMPpCuMVlvBRlkCS7JYyGu5il6THBBZ26mHgUq8Mcc8bopQ5:z9XcpsVlvBRlkCsJYyGuMibUJq8Mcc89

Entry address:
0x57C73

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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Code size:
473 KB (484,352 bytes)

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