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 632014.installic.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d63c5697ca9412ab4f18b3e422eeb2b9

SHA-1:
59bff1417636140cb3e6440536e14a0e2072f957

SHA-256:
380666dcc7eee6a7f1a0b43c943773171f417cd3e37a018f6aa54aa3f83c55af

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 '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:
5/7/2024 1:25:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
367

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.30

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160202

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2845

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
1.0.20.165

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18016

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.033

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.16.02.02.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/2/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-02-02_3

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
14.0.0.720

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.02.10

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.6501

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
17.0.0.99

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OptInstall.czmuci
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Downloader
11.20160202

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.02.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.2.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.16131

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.33

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:
226.3 KB (231,728 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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 3:59:59 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:
6/3/2014 1:00:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tHyHscSNpD5S49+rtuk0bgcsz4YOFnlTkM5JiJeP+XjSR59YpQs5Xs:9xc+Dk47bg30YFTmBYpQsps

Entry address:
0x10A97

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, 92, 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, 90, 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:
6.3606

Code size:
159.5 KB (163,328 bytes)

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

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