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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 maps.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
fb87474e9024eafe39470aa25bedca78

SHA-1:
989743c6e1fb478c845638ecdcf4aa40e9aa127c

SHA-256:
49cb8cb9532445563a273c3c123e55783c4acec3e814932c8281b00c80cf8ebd

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/19/2024 2:15:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
15.11.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.88

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151128

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2016.0.2911

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
1.0.20.1660

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-271
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.EDF
18219

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2203
9.0.1.0332

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1788187
11/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
15.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10926

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.1052

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.11.28.04

McAfee
Artemis!122D192C5FBD
5600.6567

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
16.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cspkmx
0.28.0.57380

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
15.04.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.28.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
15.11.28.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.1455
23.00.65.151126

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10918

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0115
7.2.332

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte.jfv
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Inject.Win32.65629
2.0.0.1790

File size:
2.4 MB (2,477,864 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\maps.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FUSION INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
11/22/2013 10:15:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:UXPmdrTu0VQTAvN9c4EW93OnY3kAexzxRDSWBcK6BdSjHlv:9drTu0VMQJgQmzxRJB9jFv

Entry address:
0x5D555

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, CC, 49, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, 64, 65, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 61, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C3, 9B, 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, 44, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, F4, 50, 65, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 99, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, C1, 7F, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2594

Code size:
549 KB (562,176 bytes)

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

http://install.fusioninstall.com/o/.../Maps.exe

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