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Setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Setup.exe, “Flashplayer_Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
Flashplayer_Setup

Version:
3.4.8

MD5:
c4e91f81e30cbf7bf933022a32e95a64

SHA-1:
817f84804ecad84c8b3ffda4d62dc5f9e91b7453

SHA-256:
e9ea977941e743644c332dc0c7aaa410c30bada4f7c1ec3dea0f1909854cf9d2

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 10:03:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
2014.09.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.909545
7.11.171.22

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-160127

AVG
Adware Generic5
2017.0.2852

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-126
0.98/20455

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.ZD
19440

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1228
9.0.1.027

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
1/27/2016

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.754

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2016.01.27.06

McAfee
Adware-FOO!808D236FC62D
5600.6508

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnrpm
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20160127

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.909608
14.03.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Optimumins.Gen
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.1.27.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Rouge.d!1075354374
23.00.65.16125

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
9360

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10849

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27892

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8293
2.0.0.1913

File size:
888.3 KB (909,608 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.8

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 6:59:59 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:
7/2/2013 4:10:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IrS8rGSigrIzhHva9G6bbf21laH6HXfq/K:ECHzhHva9vffQlU6HXS/K

Entry address:
0x59BF2

Entry point:
E8, A4, F1, 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, 1D, F2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 7C, 73, 4B, 00, E8, B9, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 72, AE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 1C, F5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, FD, F3, 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:
6.7431

Code size:
493.5 KB (505,344 bytes)

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

https://ttb.updatevideos.com/download/request/.../LnCJqeHp?ClickID=dK4SAMNLQwBLHEUBAAAAADzeUwAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAP8AAAAFDszNagAAAAAApjhrAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD3ARgAAAAAAAIBAgAAgD8A2EaHPj8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&PubID=1224308

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