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word_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application word_setup.exe, “AbiWord ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install2.optimum-installer.com.
Publisher:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
AbiWord

Version:
3.3.0

MD5:
94df286fdb39ea74d0dda78e39c42e4a

SHA-1:
0783cb81eaec5268ace57c16e2782b8298505886

SHA-256:
e3b74be83ad69548fd00179941aea2e2cdd1322343c07387b08728c14cd59c2e

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/24/2024 8:59:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.76199
813

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.11.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen6
7.11.185.112

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware Generic5.XMJ
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.76199
1.0.20.1590

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-103
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
20075

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1039
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.76199
14.11.14

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
11/14/2014

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.76199
11.2014-14-11_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.76199
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14007

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.11.14.02

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6947

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.76199
15.0.0.954

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.csqvpj
0.28.6.63362

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20141114

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.776488
14.11.13.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.K
14.11.14.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.iBryte!6.264
23.00.65.141112

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.424
2.0.0.1982

File size:
758.3 KB (776,488 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.0

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\word_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:
3/20/2013 10:02:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uCRgofbugs1G99g6xMGVgIEWF1FCmRy/RGC/GpuHlUAjT:uagsbds1z6xMGGIF1FCmKVBFZP

Entry address:
0x51FD6

Entry point:
E8, 72, 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, EB, E1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, CC, FF, 35, 24, 8E, 4A, 00, E8, 14, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 3F, A3, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, E9, E4, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, CA, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5691

Code size:
453.5 KB (464,384 bytes)

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

http://install2.optimum-installer.com/o/.../Word_Setup.exe

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