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SetupManager.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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
Setup

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
0557506ea8f90456f4958f40d92a4d1f

SHA-1:
5f30698245bda736ce27a95da5f816d059c93238

SHA-256:
7be6f53b10e7ef0e930b4f501c250c9ce4b3040099866d989bd08c2dd077805d

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/19/2024 12:43:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.182.78

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware Generic5.ABMW
2014.0.4040

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6861
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
19944

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1143
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
10/30/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.10.30.11

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6962

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cspvxt
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20141030

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.I
14.10.30.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.AA1
23.00.65.141028

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7974
2.0.0.1972

File size:
769.8 KB (788,264 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

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:
10/11/2012 10:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2013 10:29:59 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:
7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/20/2013 4:16:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9I2p5RW9/x+gJS9qpJ59jwwNZx2SVKDY/EDVRny/aL8hOu5K+ayiWqRt2YBpoC9/:9IbVXExVL8hOu5diWAt1poLi8kl

Entry address:
0x534E5

Entry point:
E8, 61, E1, 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, DA, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, AD, 4A, 00, E8, 06, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 31, A3, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, D9, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, BA, E3, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5499

Code size:
459.5 KB (470,528 bytes)

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