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update.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application update.exe, “FlashPlayerPro ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2siga5zwdgs6u.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
FlashPlayerPro

Version:
3.4.8

MD5:
8acf1d278fdfdf917e119a3b38b8059f

SHA-1:
13a94865f60a2d24643f05230301a362d04106e7

SHA-256:
31095bfbdae3ae7ec075d6defc8e55a76b0459f4bd77f91fb4af1236663c6f60

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
5/8/2024 11:14:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.526895
361

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
16.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.aece.3
7.11.143.202

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-160209

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2017.0.2839

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1629

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.200

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-137
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18115

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1246
9.0.1.040

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
8.16.02.09.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/9/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Generic.526895
11.2016-09-02_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
16.2.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.688

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2016.02.09.07

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6495

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.526895
17.0.0.120

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.ctvmvt
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20160209

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.896296
14.06.22.01

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)
16.2.9.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.180B
23.00.65.16207

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
9334

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10846

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8160
2.0.0.1790

File size:
872.8 KB (893,736 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\update.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:
6/18/2013 4:35:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+ot7o0WkM95AjIgGtJDt9HvoGRI2DHXgixI:H25AjIXtfZT5DHXpxI

Entry address:
0x57332

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, 3C, 33, 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:
6.7252

Code size:
482 KB (493,568 bytes)

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

http://d2siga5zwdgs6u.cloudfront.net/.../ChromeUpdate.exec

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