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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 37 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 install.oinstaller9.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f1260ee04ec690c6981f340bbc4e8e4d

SHA-1:
37ee031f1f0ef4917f342bb9b5d0455b19695121

SHA-256:
1cf80d19877ff8fab5a08d801e735f4b2b8f18ceaa5bdc6aebc0ca01c34a771b

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/27/2024 12:08:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
6348404

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.01.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstal.opwb
7.11.152.50

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.LV
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1511

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.5

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-270
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26969
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AE application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
1/1/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.01.01.09

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!9C941A3E0AA7
5600.6898

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.3

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
29.12.2014 07:19:03

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.230264
14.09.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.01.01.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.F
15.1.1.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.141230

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10141

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0613
7.2.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
222.9 KB (228,216 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
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
5/26/2014 4:00:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:99ogPHomuKCxyMnXXnhmR1OEhzYSEqDuQ3JipXQkB4DDR5t6pyR:ZPIaUXXnU1OaZDuQa346pyR

Entry address:
0xF907

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, 82, 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, 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:
6.3553

Code size:
155.5 KB (159,232 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Setup.exe

http://secure.10-pn-installer.com/o/.../Setup.exe

http://dl.game-time.co/.../donwload?CID=278313&SID=US&AFID=296812&rd=1&AffiliateReferenceID=271818843-25783&__tc=1401151861549&fileName=Player_Setup

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