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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application maps.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SETUP DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 28 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.6-fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
3ea80e04728e08aa3beee4f7514b1fb9

SHA-1:
e241cbc7687ff1b48d9100724ad7af65e1d0e863

SHA-256:
b955ac5879fc052632753fa8225d166ec581548607b6dd7826a31a9ca4a159c4

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/26/2024 9:48:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
905

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjb
7.11.166.244

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AWK
2014.0.4007

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.1125

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6855
0.98/19279

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.S
19178

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2319
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4157

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.V.gen application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-13-08_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.10.26.18

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13043

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3411

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.13.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!3EA80E04728E
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
15.0.0.675

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cvwhnq
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.13.05

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.E
14.8.13.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14811

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10424

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32186

File size:
216.8 KB (221,984 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:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP DOT EXE, 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:
348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/20/2014 11:36:01 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:CK8LTLhX9fJiTKVviqpDBFEE0ZOox9q5DZX/A5Krkps1Gr:OLhNEp8SfZO09S/Trkps1Gr

Entry address:
0xD3DB

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, AC, 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, 5C, 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:
6.4064

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

http://secure.6-fusioninstall.com/o/.../Maps.exe

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