groovestream.exe

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 groovestream.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller6.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
598364765cdb215caf8c94f0211b4e04

SHA-1:
7c88c4230e896300919dc2b431da7a64f456588d

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, coupon extensions, ad-supported extensions and utility offers).

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:
4/25/2024 5:34:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
15.08.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.180

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150810

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3022

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6804
0.98/19343

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18064

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2076, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0222

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2152290
8/10/2015

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.9.19.3

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1605

Malwarebytes
v2015.08.10.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cspzhi
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2274088
14.04.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/iBryte
15.08.10.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
15.8.10.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.15808

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
59

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10915

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
7.2.222

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28115

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120198
2.0.0.1776

File size:
1.6 MB (1,659,688 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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
1/24/2014 7:50:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FKiXTMcUQc6PojCPM2DXr+9TRwTJ1yveHjry92veHSry9dGmAe44Aj0trbmtBGzI:FKiXTMc9JSn2DXrAw1kGBBGBdM

Entry address:
0x35CD5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, F8, 58, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 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, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, E4, 58, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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