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setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from install2.optimum-installer.com a known adware distribution point operated by Optimum Installer.
MD5:
7f3c766ef42e19f897cc1b0a03518834

SHA-1:
cacc4ef071906bef726edb24c435b189cc354b45

SHA-256:
d5378edf26d658093e80b35696d5fa5e362df1024b78777e52755470fb56ad0a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 10:19:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Bundler (M)
16.7.19.14

File size:
1 MB (1,064,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win16 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2013 1:06:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win16

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BwEsmYlus9hwv35nGOtSXJbRJWGoTo5pelJWEO:B7sus9hguJWGoTo5peaN

Entry address:
0x42EC

Entry point:
E8, 7B, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 54, C2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 44, C0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Code size:
105.5 KB (108,032 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install2.optimum-installer.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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