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FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by FUSION INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 33 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 install4500.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f274aefffc2e44a9177bd5c2c31f352c

SHA-1:
01a7ddbaa66a062e18f3ec6af224008ebf51dce2

SHA-256:
ce1c046008ecc1db34950dd0343de09fbca90f1674a254096d3523a37a7bbff9

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/24/2024 5:05:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
461

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.153.72

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
2014.9-151101

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2939

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1525

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-257
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.0305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.R
8.15.11.01.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-4c6cec55
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-01-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1188

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.11.01.07

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!AD81F02F91A3
5600.6595

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.06.19.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.11.01.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.11.1.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.151030

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9534

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1019
2.0.0.1831

File size:
221.3 KB (226,600 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FUSION INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION INSTALLER, 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:
21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/8/2014 5:00:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:txq4MOxfucEcfCHE7KeSIbMdpJiBON1P9kOzqG5NFpUhX:S4jWH6CHgMM8yOFpUhX

Entry address:
0xF5D7

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 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, 38, 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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Code size:
154.5 KB (158,208 bytes)

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

http://install4500.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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