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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 39 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:
61e12b6f416f6f62337873a9f253fc46

SHA-1:
b401a69234e3ff5f7df70f5df3b950015fb9a263

SHA-256:
061cbb36184b38d7a5cdb5274e492f22cea7212629a51ce4b00203f1f38a5975

Scanner detections:
39 / 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 2:04:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
389

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.02.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160112

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2867

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16112

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.60

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6804
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.EDF
17706

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2076
9.0.1.012

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NUY
8.16.01.12.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.O.gen (variant)
10.9363

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
1/12/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2016-12-01_3

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10781

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.828

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.12.11

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6523

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
17.0.0.36

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.csqzwh
0.28.0.57473

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.09.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
16.01.12.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
16.1.12.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.16110

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9390

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EHeKKHD
37.0.10890

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.12

Trend Micro
TROJ_FRS.PMA001AD14
10.465.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
26002

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120124
2.0.0.1806

File size:
2.5 MB (2,670,888 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 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:
1/10/2014 2:39:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Ods6PQcOsIkwOK1JmYwqYyXWQzicroH6en8jhET2gBjP8/ZfHBGBdX2Nxp:OXPQ5sIkw/ghyHroHz8jhET/BQ/VBI2t

Entry address:
0x79ED5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, 8C, 4B, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, 62, 68, 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, F4, 4E, 68, 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:
7.2382

Code size:
663.5 KB (679,424 bytes)

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

http://imtrk.trktoo.com/.../go.php?c=5&l=34&subid=2439315705

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