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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 31 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b1c7ae2a845fb9d3382acf90dda99f87

SHA-1:
263b5578f9ff41190a4cb8cb2b6de3d7f893f26f

SHA-256:
c011922d05a75fecc162d1603a9c21dba053d8e7852e8cb617b20fde8ed91223

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
5/8/2024 6:23:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
921

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OpenInst.pepok
7.11.155.148

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.MC
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
1.0.20.1045

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Ibryte-10
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18608

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27047
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.07.28.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AE application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.9.17

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12449

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3492

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.28.01

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7055

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dawyyd
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.I
14.7.28.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1019
2.0.0.1830

File size:
227.8 KB (233,264 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:
SOFTWARE INSTALLER

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:
6/7/2014 11:00:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:PHw6AP60GmkctyPWpH/AV3bHWJiqYAI3CH5S5t3pSS5XD:IRZ2+4WpYsi3pSSpD

Entry address:
0x10F27

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, A2, 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, A0, 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:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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