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

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
Setup

Version:
2.2.2

MD5:
ec229512fb18a9915b5e265c8c3e7517

SHA-1:
93571cae67357f4d0b0281196bf593110e69786c

SHA-256:
10f0149ed6bf53871fee1e725999b303303a9f10986e486494ea49225a999d4f

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:34:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.23

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.JH.2
7.11.173.208

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3343

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-138
0.98/19414

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
19585

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.890
9.0.1.0265

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.F application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/22/2014

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.4.16

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13451

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3212

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.22.01

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6999

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssiuv
0.28.2.62151

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.I
14.9.22.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.176
23.00.65.14920

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CG0934BE.RDXN
7.2.265

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7962
2.0.0.1929

File size:
684.8 KB (701,224 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.2

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:
1/30/2013 11:44:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e5eF2ihkv3M4UIGYdZWpe101QoAgKeG/5AUAys7U5PdiMpYJpfS+jofj:e5O0M4UNYd2e10EgKee5nAys7WnA9job

Entry address:
0x4E5B3

Entry point:
E8, 10, 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, 89, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, D4, CA, 49, 00, E8, 28, 50, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 55, A8, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 88, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 69, 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:
6.4222

Code size:
437.5 KB (448,000 bytes)

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