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Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 41 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0c55d76d01103172eda379229976541e

SHA-1:
16c29542e5edcba7841ffd4ea781765128452b20

SHA-256:
721c1b60b646525b4d82c4518b65104c6f1abf5e1678cceb1f2d168f98b8df72

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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 3:34:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
402

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.10

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151229

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2880

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.151229

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
1.0.20.1815

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5133
0.98/20323

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19546

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.34803
9.0.1.0363

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.AF
8.15.12.29.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BH application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
12/29/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
11.2015-29-12_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.896

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2015.12.29.05

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6536

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
16.0.0.1089

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20151229

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.29.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.ComputeClient.Bundler (M)
15.12.29.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151227

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9418

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.363

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
139.9 KB (143,224 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:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/19/2014 1:00:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:reVSi0v8RAG2RlZbe1UGFXJTCk9qkgcrvO1e1Uk:6Mi0QA/Rrei+BCkwkJvO1WUk

Entry address:
0x1681B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 20, 92, 41, 00, 68, 85, 68, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, E0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, CC, 63, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0758

Code size:
93 KB (95,232 bytes)

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

http://install.fusioninstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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