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SETUP DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SETUP DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
3d0bbded16c6d3bf29934f44f0073e6d

SHA-1:
3a4e12b3c7a0db0bd64738c3c17caba1c5ef96df

SHA-256:
d8d7bb706a0e02fa3906c5a31ea4ae9ef6d43cada1f5c54d13211b062bee059e

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 5:00:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemni
7.11.138.238

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140419

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3500

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
17995

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2249
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9598

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of chrome_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.7.8.2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3993

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.19.07

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cvofrk
0.28.0.58720

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.19.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.F
14.4.19.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14417

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27758

File size:
226.3 KB (231,712 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:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP DOT EXE, 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:
348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/29/2014 9:00:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:1WzqWdarL+s+56Ji0THjC5rGxSUEmN3Ns6bSTMxtzeDB/OEY5nNpe49c4X:1Wxdar6sAqTHjfAw3NX2wr1EONpBX

Entry address:
0xF68B

Entry point:
E8, BC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A8, 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, 60, 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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Entropy:
6.4110

Code size:
161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

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