drivers.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application drivers.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
74eeb499f0c6383d67ca32956aab3b80

SHA-1:
f4b00649e80497d7c515e0eec66b7ce32a32735d

SHA-256:
010d4655f24fae49d5caf5aa4c7e16fb040394cd3d1f5ab78d56e7584c42088f

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
4/18/2024 1:13:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
395

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.175.18

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160106

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2873

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1616

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
1.0.20.30

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19647

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.34325
9.0.1.06

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.16.01.06.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BH application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
1/6/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2016-06-01_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.860

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.IBryte
v2016.01.06.02

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6529

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
17.0.0.18

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoad3.dfiajz
0.28.2.62286

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160106

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832.C
14.09.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.06.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootCompute.Bundler (M)
16.1.6.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16104

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9403

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.6

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.2055
2.0.0.1936

File size:
240.4 KB (246,136 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\drivers.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2014 12:30:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:4M/OKLl13D8HdyS1jsXo1GK0SS1vnI+OMZn4rjsBq:z/XD8HdyaD+OMZnQjoq

Entry address:
0x1363B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 61, 41, 00, 68, A5, 36, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, B0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, E6, 31, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
80.5 KB (82,432 bytes)

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

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