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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 35 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 secure.oi-installer9.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
flashplayerpro

Version:
3.4.8

MD5:
d6cce00d6ee2cc03e9312e4145dcc1e5

SHA-1:
7a64a658f45c098f2fd673b51197b6dd31f34074

SHA-256:
7a4c0e611b82bf3dfa7ab1518fdb597998ec27fcc76547fc7a2e3a97a667d246

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:04:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.526895
861

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
2014.08.29

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.amhy
7.11.169.216

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-140926

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2015.0.3339

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.1345

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-137
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
19348

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1246
9.0.1.0269

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
8.14.09.26.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/26/2014

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

F-Secure
Application.Generic.526895
11.2014-26-09_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google_chrome_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.8.11

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OptInstall
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3192

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.26.02

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6995

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.526895
15.0.0.807

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.cssrke
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20140926

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.896296
14.08.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.G
14.9.26.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Rouge.c!1075354401
23.00.65.14924

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
10336

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HGO
37.0.11149

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8159
2.0.0.1905

File size:
875.3 KB (896,296 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 4:59:59 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:
6/7/2013 10:19:52 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QYFCEoNadKfLhfaeDTCbMU3/6bovBJ6rtkUgisADs/+tmqInPzEpYr+UMOxD+Hbe:QYF93/zvj6rOADs/+tGPzE+VxqHXHj9Q

Entry address:
0x57762

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:
6.7219

Code size:
483.5 KB (495,104 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://secure.oi-installer9.com/o/.../update.exe

http://www.ultimate-downloads.com/direct/.../update.exe

http://www.media970.com/.../i2pplWHKfZ2LZGzEXsp6w41kbJxenqmVjWNtmI2cgJeQZJiYYaN-lw?dp=ekmwpdty_52_40301889&tve=174828

http://212link.com/baseloopredirect.php

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