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SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.oinstaller6.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
80c6b8b34102fc9550047bd6c2799d44

SHA-1:
61ef41e9aa007fd07b329185418849ebea366bc3

SHA-256:
49a8b60db91cbccfa8ad72782cbeda93a7699205533ff826a54d7082ea97cfce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:14:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.12.18

File size:
203.8 KB (208,688 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SOFTWARE INSTALLER

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:
7/2/2014 6:33:01 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1C38

Entry point:
E8, 8B, 04, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, FF, 25, EC, 30, 40, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 58, 51, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 54, 51, 40, 00, 89, 15, 50, 51, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 4C, 51, 40, 00, 89, 35, 48, 51, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 44, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 70, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 64, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 40, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 3C, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 38, 51, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 34, 51, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 68, 51, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 5C, 51, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 60, 51, 40, 00, 8D...
 
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Entropy:
4.6726

Code size:
5 KB (5,120 bytes)

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

http://secure.oinstaller6.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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