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FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by FUSION INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 34 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 www.media970.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2068c9569104e0ba234f8e8dba1a7c21

SHA-1:
4837b8762df249aa92ddac9dc06519696dd94177

SHA-256:
bc2d8b7865b578495fec94d57212d6abcc2a5b75dbb30872990dca10a51c025e

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/27/2024 2:49:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
547

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.153.72

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
2014.9-150807

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3025

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1095

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-257
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.0219

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.R
8.15.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-4c6cec55
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-07-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup(1).exe (Adware)
2015.9.14.15

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1618

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.08.07.07

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!AD81F02F91A3
5600.6681

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.06.19.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.08.07.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.8.7.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.15805

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9706

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1019
2.0.0.1831

File size:
227.8 KB (233,256 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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:
FUSION INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION 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:
21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/7/2014 5:00:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:0Hw6AP60GmkctyPWpH/AV3bHWJiqYAI3CH5S5t3pfmM3I:pRZ2+4WpYsi3plI

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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Entropy:
6.3594

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

http://www.media970.com/.../i2VqnWHKfZiPamzEXsp6w41haZxknqmXkWFtmI2cfp2RZJiYX6SBlw?dp=n16fr&dp2=x1rh4uwp_63_63926031

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