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SetupManager.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 35 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:
Setup

Version:
3.4.7

MD5:
4d82ed143a125d25cab537694ad3bc20

SHA-1:
c76c91ffb063f4431c6f66f2d4b987c664374d5e

SHA-256:
872a3f16fa56281fb110b99e85f354ee4e53faaee8bf7a667aace673f0b7acea

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:18:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.526895
911

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
14.04.18

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BG [PUP]
2014.9-140418

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3500

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.1100

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-137
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18141

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1108
9.0.1.0108

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
8.14.08.08.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.9703

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/18/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.526895
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of firefox_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.12

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3995

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.04.18.11

McAfee
Adware-FOO!B9009FC00D92
5600.7156

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.526895
15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnqmj
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20140418

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.909608
14.03.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.F
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.247
23.00.65.14416

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
10657

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10826

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28454

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7980
2.0.0.1776

File size:
769.8 KB (788,264 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

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 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:
4/5/2013 2:07:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4RCe4MXie8iyDAzDDVDnVy76t7pltK6hWIqcYLYeD+nMslSTu0OJ:HZTiyDATnJmolL0OJ

Entry address:
0x533E6

Entry point:
E8, 60, 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, D9, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, AD, 4A, 00, E8, 05, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 30, A3, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, D8, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, B9, 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:
6.5500

Code size:
459 KB (470,016 bytes)

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