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express_installer.exe

WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application express_installer.exe, “Fusion Install ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.6-fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
9b0b043d3896f0a45e4b008e61e7ef46

SHA-1:
c2c3d42fd4f4265abc7698adfb72f788ba42945f

SHA-256:
5728c45f82ffe7c3642bab054f2a3d08f546a85d9cc0feba21d1135a9ffe0595

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, 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 9:59:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjy
7.11.142.186

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CS [PUP]
2014.9-140411

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3508

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18086

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2508
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.V.gen (variant)
8.9665

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4033

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.11.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.R
14.4.11.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14409

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28194

File size:
228.8 KB (234,272 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:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/6/2014 4:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:fhLnW6MRmh+yrJiMzKVFYBn7U0oNezUmD8XtYe+XT8/pV1y5Hap5Yo:ZLnW+hfNzKXW7uMzU8eKTQV1sap5Yo

Entry address:
0xFDAC

Entry point:
E8, 1B, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A8, A2, 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, 60, 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:
6.4028

Code size:
163.5 KB (167,424 bytes)

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

http://secure.6-fusioninstall.com/o/.../Express_Installer.exe

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