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Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Setup.exe, “Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 36 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:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Setup

Version:
2.0.3

MD5:
4ce5c291319650ed28b8984d90ddc913

SHA-1:
35e86a01912cdb2d34668c2bd407eb275b713063

SHA-256:
a644babe699c8dd2a6b5b70f1fb56dc5982aced46510d55273881432ea38c41b

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:59:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.454097
803

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.19

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware Generic5.FDH
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.454097
1.0.20.1635

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Ibryte-69
0.98/19337

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.F
19237

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.310
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.C application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
11/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/Optim.A.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Generic.454097
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Application.Generic.454097
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2014.11.23.11

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6937

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.454097
15.0.0.981

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte.csnyay
0.28.2.61721

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.661600
14.08.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.F
14.11.23.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.64AB
23.00.65.141121

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.iBryte
10219

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CA225AA0.TOMC
7.2.327

Trend Micro
TROJ_AGENT_037983.TOMB
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

ViRobot
Worm.Win32.Cycbot.661600
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.59
2.0.0.1841

File size:
635.6 KB (650,848 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3

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\setup.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:
5/25/2012 7:28:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LwbHzXcJtoQUCBAu7JY3NWkroegpKdAP9dv2zVssop8s:LOzXcJtoQUCBAgJY3proegpKdAPb2zVu

Entry address:
0x55683

Entry point:
E8, 3F, 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:
6.4555

Code size:
460.5 KB (471,552 bytes)

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

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

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