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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 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6d4376312c65be67ed1719d0667e2dce

SHA-1:
576642295c60f1e0dc85e5be02ac0e4f4d5e07bc

SHA-256:
7795b441f95676db1101183167a2b57d5f85e3f08bf49640f3c0ebce0de1a164

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:
4/18/2024 11:58:36 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
928

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
14.07.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.PM
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
1.0.20.1015

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-224
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18016

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27146
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.07.22.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
7/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-07_3

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

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3525

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.22.02

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.7062

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
15.0.0.609

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Downloader
11.20140722

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.22.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.dbe
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.F
14.7.22.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14720

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.203

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent.bkfx
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27850

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.942
2.0.0.1821

File size:
221.8 KB (227,120 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:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:
6/10/2014 5:00:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:pwPF3VC8VjdRqAz7o0E0Ut2iJi8vqajd8lq8DSmz5gxpHt5Xg:pslCC7qAzXE0selSxpHtpg

Entry address:
0x10B17

Entry point:
E8, 1C, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 6C, 83, 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, 40, 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:
6.3656

Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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