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 yourinstaller.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7ed2342532d2014c1d8f6708522d3d19

SHA-1:
df0d6e9b20ffd19dccca2ad4a59847981966b50f

SHA-256:
d1e5f289f8312f989fe6db1c118b30a82cf9dadaaa8f895969e0b31cea78700f

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 9:04:58 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:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160123

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2855

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16123

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-224
0.98/20227

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27146
9.0.1.023

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.16.01.23.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
1/23/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-23-01_7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712431

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.772

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.23.02

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
5600.6511

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.daogjf
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.229160
14.09.16.01

Panda Antivirus
16.01.23.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.1.23.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.16121

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9368

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1017
2.0.0.1828

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:
10/4/2013 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 11:59:59 AM

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:
6/14/2014 9:00:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8O/CWdGeGUeUafonDmC5J07lpKJi5dVD8e4+K7D85cTpcM:N6WONUBDmCT0qZTpcM

Entry address:
0x12277

Entry point:
E8, 20, 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, 40, 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:
6.3620

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

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