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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Groove Stream

Version:
2.0.5

MD5:
fc156162d4123519c3a56e78b84f77d7

SHA-1:
90c3e2a629fa39e332862b5954d7c211a730b8c5

SHA-256:
e8ce598190cd26a540f19d728abb614d50221d4af1692f6c9e143e6a64fd86f7

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 1:50:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-140917

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-27
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.F
18660

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.334
9.0.1.0260

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.C application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/17/2014

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ffdshow_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.22.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.180.12512

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3236

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2014.09.17.08

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.7004

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssywb
0.28.0.60475

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.661088
14.06.24.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.M
14.9.17.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.64AB
23.00.65.14915

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CA226526.TOMC
7.2.260

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.87
2.0.0.1836

File size:
645.6 KB (661,088 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\groovestream.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2011 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2012 3:59:59 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:
6/20/2012 6:58:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:m5/ztBWV45yvTF0G5D7JYLC8DGy7fAlb56J9JYGvPp7SZORVpDM:mlzzWV4QvTFp5/JYWFKfAlb0LYGvPlkb

Entry address:
0x56EC3

Entry point:
E8, CF, 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, 05, 0B, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 19, CE, 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, 4C, C6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4653

Code size:
469 KB (480,256 bytes)

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