flashplayerpro_setup.exe

FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by FUSION INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 26 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0b5a9e13f5553ad92315f6c20eafe632

SHA-1:
355488cd40d0c071166c925ad608d82cdbc013b0

SHA-256:
cd4d6d163d9424d7dc095e89c5f9e90fcd2951a312782896f51e9685ef5457aa

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 2:15:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
14.06.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstal.opwa
7.11.151.162

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
140531-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.LV
2014.0.3955

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AE application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-01-06_1

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
v2014.06.01.09

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
14.06.01.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALLER.U
14.6.1.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14530

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

File size:
222.3 KB (227,624 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION INSTALLER, 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:
21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/26/2014 5:00:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:n9ogPHomuKCxyMnXXnhmR1OEhzYSEqDuQ3JipXQkB4DDR5t6pjr:rPIaUXXnU1OaZDuQa346pjr

Entry address:
0xF907

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 82, 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, 38, 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:
6.3568

Code size:
155.5 KB (159,232 bytes)

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