setup.exe

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 35 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 flv.hs4dmr.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
76cd6053881e59762f42677d268e05a7

SHA-1:
4daabc95a5cb5cd798474ac789d8b2b207bf17c4

SHA-256:
7b0be377a2d4886d81a06c39e767e7d624096bd78549414648298a3280cd8ed3

Scanner detections:
35 / 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 1:25:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
551

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
15.08.02

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
2014.9-150802

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3029

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
1.0.20.1070

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-747976
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18016

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.0214

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.15.08.02.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
8/2/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-02-08_1

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1642

Malwarebytes
v2015.08.02.04

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.6685

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
16.0.0.642

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OptInstall.czmuci
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Downloader
11.20150802

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.02.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.8.2.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.15731

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.214

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent.bkfx
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29732

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.942
2.0.0.1821

File size:
219.3 KB (224,560 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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

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:
6/4/2014 2:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:gzaGk0y9SX+rT6c1XMWDE7qXS27MtpJixON1PAqfzUG5NgpSw5XO:yY0a/66cWDpMUJ/OgpSwpO

Entry address:
0xED87

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:
6.3539

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

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