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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 38 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.pn-installer3.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d6bdcb0857cd440618b4951576671c13

SHA-1:
08f8ded49795a77e176b47346f0fbad33a709c94

SHA-256:
4c1cc2338a7413f8abeea99d5cdb2a3c251b028689d0e93f78eed8dd03b8b315

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/18/2024 5:11:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
372

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.01.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstal.opwb
7.11.152.50

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160128

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2850

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16128

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.140

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Ibryte-10
0.98/19316

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.028

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.01.28.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AI application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
1/28/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-28-01_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.747

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.28.12

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!9C941A3E0AA7
5600.6506

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
17.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Adware.IBryte.U
11.20160128

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.230264
14.09.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
16.01.28.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FusionInstall.Installer (M)
16.1.28.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.16126

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9358

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0613
7.2.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4733199
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
223.4 KB (228,728 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
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/13/2014 1:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:e4wv7+qPF6nio0gRRDsvaInJilqsqlP30M7m58ep8W:KDXZrgR1s7NBep8W

Entry address:
0x10E27

Entry point:
E8, 20, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, 83, 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, 40, 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:
6.3605

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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

http://secure.pn-installer3.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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