drivers.exe

FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application drivers.exe, “Premium Installer ” by FUSION INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller9.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
abf6a7d42971ea89ef2ef7eecd6eb8fb

SHA-1:
3a1946f09a1c189d95c42a7ee82af69bd3770036

SHA-256:
74fcb695ca1a4256956bb2fec5f8d0aa4ec815985c7e5043b2aaaeb7a5046334

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/19/2024 4:29:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.153.72

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DI [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.QQ
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15228

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7299
0.98/20126

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27691
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AS application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
2/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
v2015.02.28.12

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.229160
14.09.16.01

Panda Antivirus
15.02.28.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.28.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.15226

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10026

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.942
2.0.0.1860

File size:
227.8 KB (233,256 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION 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:
21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2014 7:39:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8Sy0nLw0U2/YuYXktz/EwKjnAv7/dJizSdi4vXy4BQQWYB2AK5cdpKD:80nLo2LUIQljnc6R8XWk2AfdpKD

Entry address:
0x11F58

Entry point:
E8, 1F, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, A3, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 3C, A0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3512

Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

The file drivers.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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