setup.exe

DownloadManager.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 32 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:
Setup

Version:
2.1.17

MD5:
62c42432e896b90c42ff43409109eca7

SHA-1:
8255f9291ff3029d91b059b732a31e351e6c103a

SHA-256:
6cc700b34a3f8a5f762f8e71c9726b876b9c3d1a998a18671be0b859a77a4152

Scanner detections:
32 / 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 6:42:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
826

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
14.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.JH.2
7.11.142.186

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

AVG
Adware Generic5.YET
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
1.0.20.1520

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-97
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18086

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.854
9.0.1.0304

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
8.14.10.31.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.9666

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
10/31/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
11.2014-31-10_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3016

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2014.10.31.09

McAfee
Adware-FOO!74A237F2633D
5600.6960

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
15.0.0.912

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnqle
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.688936
14.04.11.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.I
14.10.31.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.401
23.00.65.141029

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CG090002.RDXN
7.2.304

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28194

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.448
2.0.0.1790

File size:
672.8 KB (688,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.17

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
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:
1/24/2013 1:24:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:C9GFaKCOsU3UChTCP75NA8fdRhMMc5R4f08MP8PkQJpkjdldD:CUFZCOslCh2P75XRhMxR4f01PfjV

Entry address:
0x4DC75

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, 64, 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:
6.4175

Code size:
427 KB (437,248 bytes)

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