vio_player_setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application vio_player_setup.exe, “VIO Player Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.optimuminstaller.com.
Publisher:
OptimumInstaller  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
OptimumInstaller

Description:
VIO Player Setup

Version:
2.0.28

MD5:
ec43af20fa081b468ca2ebc839e66c28

SHA-1:
546d6a286673ab6742eeb7c27f3970b91788bd0d

SHA-256:
09054e58eb0ae057c4ad6fb75962d10f57315284107056d7bfb69413a38bcf93

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:48:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Generic
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-151123

AVG
Adware Generic5
2016.0.2917

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-36
0.98/19286

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.I
19883

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.630
9.0.1.0327

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.D application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
11/23/2015

F-Prot
W32/Optim.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1078

Malwarebytes
PUP.Bundle.Installer.OI
v2015.11.23.07

McAfee
Adware-FOO!96AD8E2F26E1
5600.6573

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware2.cstadc
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.595240
14.04.06.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.CK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
15.11.23.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!1.6600
23.00.65.151121

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

Trend Micro House Call
TSPY_OPTIMUM_BL13293A.TOMC
7.2.327

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.7984
2.0.0.1966

File size:
582.3 KB (596,264 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.28

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\vio_player_setup.exe

Digital Signature
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:
11/27/2012 11:04:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wgJwz2jLCJj2Og5jzEY0LfOR97uSipht9ZZG501sg6pU/:wgJpjLCAOIzEYBb7uSmt9ZZG21X/

Entry address:
0x44820

Entry point:
E8, 05, EB, 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, 7E, EB, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 6C, F1, 48, 00, E8, 7B, 4F, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, B8, A6, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 7D, EE, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 5E, ED, 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, A0, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 64, C8, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.4135

Code size:
393 KB (402,432 bytes)

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