setup.exe

INSTALL MY SOFTWARE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by INSTALL MY SOFTWARE 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.oinstaller6.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by INSTALL MY SOFTWARE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2cde50d74937cd701956d9d903c3d08d

SHA-1:
0a9be98243acf06b2b8495ceab25638175e63f76

SHA-256:
a8c40d9432c40012c9f19335d180c03193d2ac2245a7d9f2c29d017ef72567a6

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:
4/26/2024 10:18:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
373

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
16.01.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.157.24

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DN [PUP]
2014.9-160128

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2851

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16128

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-746444
0.98/20540

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18675

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27753
9.0.1.028

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.16.01.28.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AH application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
1/28/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

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

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12538

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.750

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.28.01

McAfee
Program.IBryte
5600.6507

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbnnwh
0.28.0.60475

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
11.20160128

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.06.23.01

Panda Antivirus
16.01.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLMYSOFTWARE.Installer (M)
16.1.28.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.16126

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9359

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.bOATMB
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
225.8 KB (231,216 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=INSTALL MY SOFTWARE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL MY SOFTWARE, 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:
27E76F44FB423CCAF29C43D0034D244D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/29/2014 3:00:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:TuDkjl8yUzJ3neYJtdh5QTIYGuhMylRPY4lkJiScTfO1kER3LpJz:T7x8xdhcIBX7gff6LpJz

Entry address:
0x10777

Entry point:
E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, 92, 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, 30, 90, 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:
158.5 KB (162,304 bytes)

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

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