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 51 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
Setup

Version:
2.1.18

MD5:
45fded2bbb081898805b2c72548b7623

SHA-1:
947f8ed0816a0da909ea37000c566147ad7964dc

SHA-256:
81e880a3e6d893357ae3c008cb240677e375f455a2d4cfea62ffbd3bccfff965

Scanner detections:
51 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/24/2024 2:11:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
864

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.03

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.JH.2
7.11.158.64

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Adware Generic5
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-105
0.98/19287

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18747

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.873
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
8.14.09.23.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.D application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/23/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.5.18

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2014.09.23.03

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csoeby
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.687400
14.07.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Agent.MIZ
14.09.23.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.F
14.9.23.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.33F
23.00.65.14921

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.BundleInstaller
10342

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CG090002.RDXN
7.2.266

Trend Micro
TROJ_ZYX_BL132899.TOMC
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.296
2.0.0.1844

File size:
675.3 KB (691,496 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.18

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 3:59:59 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:
1/25/2013 10:01:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0vuUuvasXtvuhrbWgCLQW69V/LkTwETiYXAO8qY61Bm6JpEBVUpsOF:0vuDasXVuhrb6Qt9hkTwETiY786mRwso

Entry address:
0x4E365

Entry point:
E8, EE, 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, 67, CA, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 6C, A9, 49, 00, E8, 06, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 33, 91, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 66, CD, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 47, 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:
6.4243

Code size:
429 KB (439,296 bytes)

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