flash_player_pro_update_setup.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flash_player_pro_update_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet 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 secure.pn-installer4.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ea22688d75794794f4036412c6e9d3cc

SHA-1:
ed2b17c2b2d61737e0e697e7cb887a3112975d2a

SHA-256:
b01743e60f1732bab66a9d543dcd934f1d6504a8271f03dc81a00698e3348298

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 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:
4/26/2024 5:30:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
371

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
16.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2849

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16129

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.145

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-406
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27664
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.R
8.16.01.29.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.13751
1/29/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.742

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.29.02

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6505

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
11.20160129

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.07.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.29.02

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)
16.1.29.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16127

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9356

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
221.4 KB (226,680 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\flash_player_pro_update_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, 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:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/14/2014 4:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:AqaqCsu+rdJnK6mC9AvaIGJiWq6qC520hE758apxW:AVps73K6mGAxwHapxW

Entry address:
0x105C7

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, 83, 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, 80, 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:
6.3537

Code size:
154 KB (157,696 bytes)

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

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