flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Liquidbuild

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Liquidbuild has been detected as adware by 42 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Liquidbuild)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f2e07a5da6670a61dfd4a12f4de5830b

SHA-1:
008d90c451be13ae1be5ee0bd952106e31897709

SHA-256:
ec3de86d7c7e33fc3f95ad33df1af5f9ace1201ae3784a89d80ddd4e29b97503

Scanner detections:
42 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:34:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.158022
695

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150129-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3173

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.15311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.158022
1.0.20.350

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.34751
9.0.1.070

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.67514
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BL application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
3/11/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.17.23

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2362

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2015.03.11.02

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6829

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.158022
16.0.0.210

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoad3.dfwgta
0.28.2.62440

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.67514
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.11.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.11.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15309

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10004

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.70

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
33650

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
141.9 KB (145,272 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\flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Liquidbuild, O=Liquidbuild, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, 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:
008FC3C0F7127DA5163CC077AE5035B2ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 5:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:HuiQwDRUGMcDJogkOBdwv6zO46+vSuDv+SO121E:ODw8cZ9RO4vhv+SO1eE

Entry address:
0x16EFB

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 20, 92, 41, 00, 68, 65, 6F, 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, E0, 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, AC, 6A, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0826

Code size:
95 KB (97,280 bytes)

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