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Setup.exe

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.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
Setup

Version:
2.0.21

MD5:
5d2ce9ae01d47e8b920d6656b90ff554

SHA-1:
4f9c6e51349f09b106f3817ba372e3130dc1de6f

SHA-256:
938f298df5463b108a040cee03b4f38912e19d03d23f3c966843c72e68ac6731

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 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:
4/25/2024 8:12:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.415830
736

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.01.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware Generic5.SMY
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.352089
1.0.20.150

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-48
0.98/20000

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.I
17963

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.583
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Generic.415830
8.15.01.30.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.D application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
1/30/2015

F-Prot
W32/Optim.A.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Generic.415830
11.2015-30-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11510

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2015.01.30.11

McAfee
Program.Adware-FOO
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.352089
16.0.0.90

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware2.cstadc
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Application.Generic.415830
11.20150130

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.595240
14.03.20.02

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Agent.MIZ
15.01.30.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.1.30.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.15128

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CB24334B.TOMC
7.2.30

Trend Micro
TROJ_AGENT_057919.TOMB
10.465.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27576

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7982
2.0.0.1778

File size:
581.3 KB (595,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.21

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:
10/10/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 5:59:59 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:
10/31/2012 10:47:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XYkZ6utmuzEw778soUVm2HlUCtPtr8Z5u46pS4:XYVutbEw38soMFU4tr8Z5v4

Entry address:
0x443B6

Entry point:
E8, BB, E8, 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, 34, E9, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 9C, E5, 48, 00, E8, A5, 52, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, FE, CD, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 33, EC, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 14, EB, 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, 9A, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 9E, CB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.4134

Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 bytes)

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