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kingsoft_setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application kingsoft_setup.exe, “KingSoft ” 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:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
KingSoft

Version:
2.1.15

MD5:
1b7f24a10b197f38b3b05880ff39b000

SHA-1:
6483d7cac55e2acd91e2f442a857add4cbbd146e

SHA-256:
f7c23f2f9e0348d9f705bf35c4844e77f3ee3be5188293fe8c82db61d771c934

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 '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:
4/25/2024 7:06:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2015.04.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.JH.2
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-150401

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AHI
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-82
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
21611

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.803
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
9.11410

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte.AG
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.6.5

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15452

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2258

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2015.04.01.09

McAfee
Program.Adware-FOO
5600.6809

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csoeby
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.687400
14.07.02.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.4.1.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.3BF
23.00.65.15330

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CG090002.RDXN
7.2.91

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
38950

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7976
2.0.0.2123

File size:
669.8 KB (685,864 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.15

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\kingsoft_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/11/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 11:59:59 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:
1/9/2013 7:41:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mexhH6HiUVUEPVCWpj7Vy5bwmF6KpvoI+QcGcf7S5DGbJp0UeVGM:muV6HiUVTPVCWuwmFNvoI7cjSdGMUqd

Entry address:
0x4D4E5

Entry point:
E8, DE, C9, 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, 57, CA, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 54, 99, 49, 00, E8, F6, 38, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 23, 91, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 56, CD, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 37, CC, 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, 9B, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, BF, AF, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.4205

Code size:
424.5 KB (434,688 bytes)

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