googletranslatetool_setup.exe

SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application googletranslatetool_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4a51b3e27ca9809f07c4cdcd8e93f5d4

SHA-1:
043fc650ccad26eb17ac26725c9c77505f9719d2

SHA-256:
3aea1478df7b3d5186235abb1b1790037ea3ea54d478565f278a4da5301873c5

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:07:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.157857
841

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxor
7.11.179.12

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141003-0

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
1.0.20.1450

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19822

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35686
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
8.14.10.17.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BA (variant)
8.10577

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13704

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
15.0.0.870

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.Z
14.10.17.2

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1583
2.0.0.1958

File size:
117.3 KB (120,112 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\googletranslatetool_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SOFTWARE 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:
652F70E683E058123B6C29E79760D2E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 12:30:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:Anz3ukFzSvReMnnUkQNE7FS6H0fHXwhKzvOIJEWKiVEo3X1slREvX7lkK1lT:Az3ukFZq5A6H4g8jOYEbiCCP7l51lT

Entry address:
0x6F3D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4305

Code size:
26.5 KB (27,136 bytes)

The file googletranslatetool_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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