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install_flash_player.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application install_flash_player.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 34 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.2-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2f946f75534d0d2d09d36373ab725028

SHA-1:
cd208a8cad99481a85737779a610245b1b57a6db

SHA-256:
439ef1d01a97da8eeed53164ba3bf5eada3d577343b4a481c24b1b013d37be65

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:22:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
596

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.06.19

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DN [PUP]
2014.9-150619

AVG
Adware Generic_s
2016.0.3074

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.850

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-747976
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27990
9.0.1.0170

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.06.19.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AN application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
6/19/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2015-19-06_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.1863

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.06.19.11

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6730

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
16.0.0.510

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.06.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.19.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FusionInstall.Installer (M)
15.6.19.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15617

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9804

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
228.4 KB (233,848 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\install_flash_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/15/2014 11:00:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ex3mCeQ3N5ZrNNcKn3cgHoA7lRJi9dgLGe4sKqIlArrqy5cjpS+:kWCRd5j3cgIMSlArrqHjpS+

Entry address:
0x121C7

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, A3, 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, A0, 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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Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../install_flash_player.exe

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