setup.exe

SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 35 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 735322.gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8b5bc3b0891441c1da48109e94f98ef5

SHA-1:
053f0ef21fb4dd97a982663f3f4b8a6c03edc475

SHA-256:
304180198b6a2c7a04169f9be88e087c9cba1c124f6d79a1aa50acd3ea06258d

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:07:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
364

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.30

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160206

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2842

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
1.0.20.185

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18016

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.037

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.16.02.06.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/6/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-06-02_7

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.704

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.06.03

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.6498

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
17.0.0.111

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OptInstall.czmuci
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Downloader
11.20160206

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.06.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.6.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.16204

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.37

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent.bkfx
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29732

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.942
2.0.0.1821

File size:
219.8 KB (225,072 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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SOFTWARE 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:
652F70E683E058123B6C29E79760D2E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/24/2014 11:00:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ezUhbix6f2vz9IIKPZWlTElpSKBMCiJiPeA9PlB25tkpm45XO:LmE/IKRWlT6MC94kpm4pO

Entry address:
0xEF67

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:
153 KB (156,672 bytes)

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

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