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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 36 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:
3.4.8

MD5:
833e3f419330b4c155ee5022014df2b0

SHA-1:
d593ddd1ef1c07de8218dc32bbe6f4e28bf81cbe

SHA-256:
0be474322e1871c6e6080710643baae3b68765d2dac3ba569c9e3fc812085570

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
5/5/2024 10:55:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.526895
357

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
16.02.13

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.909545
7.11.137.232

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-160213

AVG
Adware Generic5
2017.0.2835

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.220

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6564
0.98/20532

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
17953

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1108
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
8.16.02.13.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/13/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Generic.526895
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11770

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.668

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2016.02.13.10

McAfee
Adware-FOO!4EFD7B95BB67
5600.6491

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.526895
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.csssvy
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20160213

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.893736
14.04.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Optimumins.Gen
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
16.2.13.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Rouge.d!1075354374
23.00.65.16211

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
9326

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10826

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27526

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7980
2.0.0.1776

File size:
868.3 KB (889,128 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.8

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 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:
5/30/2013 2:33:47 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cvOjJm7v4c4zRyQR5VMrEdt9Dg07Z3qILQ1tBx/N+jCCSZDCE4KrtxE9qWioEpf7:cGVLctBWjCCSZDDxrtnf1NjgHXEv9gU

Entry address:
0x56642

Entry point:
E8, 94, F1, 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, 0D, F2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, FC, 1F, 4B, 00, E8, A9, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 62, AE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0C, F5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, ED, F3, 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:
6.7242

Code size:
478 KB (489,472 bytes)

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

http://install.browsersinfo.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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