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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 player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 38 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8d361d56c50b4fde4e7662b431632a7a

SHA-1:
965bb37b4511a9ee76d71d895e3a3a49dc45c187

SHA-256:
c3395350b8e44f9c8dc7e5db8d973d6c4e027093d84c241216d20c687af9ff87

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 10:59:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
832

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.137.120

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CF [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVQ
2014.0.4040

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141025

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
1.0.20.1490

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-271
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.QK
17943

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2183
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
8.14.10.25.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
10/25/2014

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

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2014-25-10_7

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3046

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.10.25.08

McAfee
Artemis!2DA27C0F7D24
5600.6966

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
15.0.0.894

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctwcbx
0.28.0.58394

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.10.25.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALL.N
14.10.25.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.141023

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10277

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XGSDMHC
37.0.10841

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0221
7.2.298

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD30051C.UVPA
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27078

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185015
2.0.0.1774

File size:
545.8 KB (558,888 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\player-chrome.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:
2/22/2014 9:30:46 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tbKw+hW/nmbD72L2146gN+8S/8xGhvI8MOZpwLR:YX72L21s7kthw8MO8LR

Entry address:
0x3CE88

Entry point:
E8, AA, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 00, 9E, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, 42, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 0F, 7C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 90, 6D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 54, 2F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, E1, 61, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 09, 60, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 94, 1F, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4396

Code size:
408.5 KB (418,304 bytes)

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