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update.exe

DownloadManager.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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
DownloadManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
FlashPlayerPro

Version:
2.2.5

MD5:
37a1376f66b70b62b22bec8128f9baab

SHA-1:
25f8aaacf0339f85b8edad4f3d0ec5874ce35891

SHA-256:
d48aecff68489d3070004dadd561e380fc18e742453be4fa9ac1d52cd3cc9c31

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/19/2024 4:27:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.497870
355

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.19

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen6
7.11.140.94

avast!
Win32:IBryte-AV [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Generic5
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.497870
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-86
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
18025

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.979
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
10.9618

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/15/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Generic.497870
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2016.02.15.09

McAfee
Adware-FOO!AD94349C538B
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.497870
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csptvz
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.752424
14.03.31.01

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!6.46C
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.iBryte
9322

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27896

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.405
2.0.0.1832

File size:
685.8 KB (702,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.5

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:
2/5/2013 1:27:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6PvUtqvBBU4snZQosApKYJQ5IW/FlchZG2HMDYkats4JJfCJpO1Do6/qm:6P8EvDU4snZ/sAwYW/Flci8MDYkaCg1v

Entry address:
0x4EA12

Entry point:
E8, 11, 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, 8A, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 24, CB, 49, 00, E8, 29, 50, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 56, A8, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 89, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 6A, 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:
6.4280

Code size:
438.5 KB (449,024 bytes)

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