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utorrent_setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application utorrent_setup.exe, “uTorrent Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
uTorrent Setup

Version:
2.0.19

MD5:
7e2b23191a187cd696521434adfc3e99

SHA-1:
8a9187cbcebc24318758c69734211a7a020b0cfa

SHA-256:
50e703f0a323a6e3e16da83b410ac1426e4fb0092de44e33f992244a0993fd4c

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:29:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.JH.2
7.11.145.6

avast!
Win32:IBryte-Z [PUP]
2014.9-140423

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3495

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-28
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.I
18156

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.558
9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.9713

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/23/2014

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11861

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3971

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2014.04.23.06

McAfee
Adware-FOO!7E2B23191A18
5600.7151

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware2.csnzmm
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.592680
14.04.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.O
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.14421

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_OPTIMUM_BK083161.TOMC
7.2.113

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28548

File size:
578.8 KB (592,680 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.19

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\utorrent_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:
10/25/2012 10:04:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nu+M769C7u1kEkCbpYMMDUyB1V/6ySL3/FfLBzS6pTW:nu+MT7dEkCbpQDUyB7SySL3/FDBzRW

Entry address:
0x43CB7

Entry point:
E8, BA, E8, 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, 33, E9, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 9C, D5, 48, 00, E8, A4, 52, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, FD, CD, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 32, EC, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 13, EB, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B, DF, 77, 1E, E8, 99, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, BD, CB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.4164

Code size:
390.5 KB (399,872 bytes)

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