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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 express_installer.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 36 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4db1915f2052633369a37960ce8bf502

SHA-1:
4af2c922e390dd73ed6b574d4ce40b0c909895db

SHA-256:
66b4ab10c2baa89370dac728a7e6471fec8ef94f94e874ccccced46fb432ece2

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:53:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
462

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.88

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151031

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2940

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
1.0.20.1520

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7113
0.98/20135

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18025

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0304

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
8.15.10.31.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1658121
10/31/2015

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
11.2015-31-10_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1195

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.10.31.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
16.0.0.912

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.crvmcc
0.28.0.59288

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1673000
14.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.10.31.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
10.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
15.10.31.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.151029

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9537

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10992

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.304

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.31

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27892

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120147
2.0.0.1797

File size:
2.4 MB (2,527,528 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\express_installer.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:
12/20/2013 3:46:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:fdWlJqhCMVc+LdqWBYMi4cNyEnD8OQXnNnkT+BPdYopBdX4A:0JqhCMVc43XnAD8OQXnNntBF7

Entry address:
0x63845

Entry point:
E8, 62, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 2C, 4A, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, B8, 3D, 66, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 65, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C7, 9B, 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, 48, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 14, 2A, 66, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 99, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, C1, 7F, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2572

Code size:
573.5 KB (587,264 bytes)

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

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Express_Installer.exe

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