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FUSION INSTALL

The Fusion Installer, which is a variant of Adknowledge's download manager bundles a number of ad-supported offerings in the installer. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
544b638e7ac22653374474f5c557c4bf

SHA-1:
20e87ca382340bc3a853932a7b212b404f2cf88d

SHA-256:
cd3340bee07536f0fa9e5b1f3bcd0b02ddf2b50ec71cc9b6fbc8c4fbbcfeb7cf

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, coupon extensions, ad-supported extensions and utility offers).

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:
4/26/2024 8:20:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.02.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.137.190

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140417

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3501

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.EDF
17706

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2076
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.O.gen (variant)
8.9363

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downlite_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.7.6.23

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.17.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.csqzwh
0.28.0.57473

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1673000
14.04.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/iBryte
14.04.17.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALL.M
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14415

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.97

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BYaFcbB
37.0.10884

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
26002

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120147
2.0.0.1775

File size:
1.6 MB (1,659,688 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FUSION INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION INSTALL, 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:
3615E290FD8B112928257EE3CD74B519

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/24/2014 1:50:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LKiXTMcUQc6PojCPM2DXr+9TRwTJ1yveHjry92veHSry9dGmAe44Aj0trbmtBGzR:LKiXTMc9JSn2DXrAw1kGBBGBdt

Entry address:
0x35CD5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, F8, 58, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, E4, 58, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0966

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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