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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:
7d0d3a06886ea74159cae6f10d216312

SHA-1:
f942ff8c3b6c63b2224e7fb14bc976121933d572

SHA-256:
614fea268fa15995396e69e2a6702985df24d6edcb633a365db1643101b7a763

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:
4/19/2024 11:49:01 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
372

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.88

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2850

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
1.0.20.145

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
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
8.16.01.29.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1658121
1/29/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.743

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.29.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.176886
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.crvmcc
0.28.0.59288

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1673000
14.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
16.01.29.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
16.1.29.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.16127

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9356

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10992

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.29

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.29

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:
2.1 MB (2,207,528 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 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 1:59:59 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:
12/25/2013 6:04:25 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MdSLpWKM4NptvjqWuOYnNqEnD8OQ1DGnkT+B+Bd6:JWKM4Nptq7D8OQkntBB

Entry address:
0x69E25

Entry point:
E8, 62, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 8C, 4A, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, 54, 61, 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, B4, 40, 61, 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:
7.1996

Code size:
599 KB (613,376 bytes)

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

http://install.oinstaller6.com/o/.../Express_Installer.exe

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