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INSTALL MY SOFTWARE

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by INSTALL MY SOFTWARE has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by INSTALL MY SOFTWARE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
362298994265fc7fc480754744550440

SHA-1:
2132712874a9a526609a6ea9fbb628a7ea96964b

SHA-256:
e9864f43940d39527e6e75e1c21dd81170a2c63eafd8b79c4f77f4da25c99526

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/13/2024 12:54:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.2.22.3

File size:
52.3 KB (53,552 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\_2016-0515 as of\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL MY SOFTWARE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

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:
6/20/2014 10:32:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1C38

Entry point:
E8, 8B, 04, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, FF, 25, EC, 30, 40, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 58, 51, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 54, 51, 40, 00, 89, 15, 50, 51, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 4C, 51, 40, 00, 89, 35, 48, 51, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 44, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 70, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 64, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 40, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 3C, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 38, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 34, 51, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 68, 51, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 5C, 51, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 60, 51, 40, 00, 8D...
 
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Entropy:
5.5611

Code size:
5 KB (5,120 bytes)

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