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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 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 735322.gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
dafa30cdc206f035d2c4d36083f49402

SHA-1:
61e98fb5af7a8a9d7a9f0d79ebd91f0390a01d86

SHA-256:
ed58f7fd278159d8a8ce3479f8f27220f1d700f7f3dac90ba10b2ab0cb40b224

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:
4/18/2024 10:42:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
365

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]
2014.9-160204

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2843

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
1.0.20.175

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18016

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.035

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.16.02.04.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/4/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-04-02_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

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
14.0.0.712

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.04.12

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.6499

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.2
17.0.0.105

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OptInstall.czmuci
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Downloader
11.20160204

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.04.12

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)
16.2.4.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.16202

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.35

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:
222.8 KB (228,144 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:
5/29/2014 5:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:1Lmj800tzVrDtniLzNyhW+EhzMS7ADuoIJijNQkB4y8pn5topwu5X1:ODUzVrhiLzAW+aEDuo7lHqopwup1

Entry address:
0xFAD7

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:
6.3538

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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

http://735322.gosecureinstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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