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 28 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:
7ccedbcc065c8f97732258af3ced513a

SHA-1:
b09ca5d780135b0f136f7f04eccf133e5137e95f

SHA-256:
b54e9e5b1e8b01a1b49c5cc8a77bfabbe951565439b7ed59569d8dbe636878c1

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/26/2024 5:15:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Yontoo.69149
7.11.150.250

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Generic5
2017.0.2833

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-105
0.98/213

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18308

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.873
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.D application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/15/2016

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.178.12171

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2016.02.15.09

McAfee
Program.Adware-FOO
5600.6489

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csocem
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.691496.B
14.05.22.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.15.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.3BF
23.00.65.16213

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_CG092A1F.RDXN
7.2.46

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.402
2.0.0.1797

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:
1/23/2013 3:40:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:G9GFaKCOsU3UChTCP75NA8fdRhMMc5R4f08MP8PkQJpEjdld8:GUFZCOslCh2P75XRhMxR4f01PfjG

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:
6.4159

Code size:
427 KB (437,248 bytes)

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