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FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.ad-sys.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a60c77ae5a42bdfb65a1e6724d8d6391

SHA-1:
6895fe3262fabb95334efee85d485a7e4fb11502

SHA-256:
475aa2577f67d9b829319f64fe76eef4004bf45a35aaa3e75227e639d50559dc

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:
4/18/2024 5:49:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.9.22

File size:
162.8 KB (166,696 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}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FUSION INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION 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:
21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2014 10:53:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:xVxcumlur6TjTPY8tdO/9wHRihnWW8LalY4o8ddqKtBWYM4AuZg2UxKIkIMZ:xMvlurEDbO/y6WxKt4YM/ZxvktZ

Entry address:
0x6100

Entry point:
E8, 43, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, A2, 40...
 
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Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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

http://a.ad-sys.com/.../click?tenant=AD&context=LqOPtmbfswtzwwzraZaqoaF2bGfa_F8aDzac-V__J-baAlBTueK86N6PmMIMGgbnqTSb9K6jAGtMLrmnAKmGWq8e6P6jQNimnnriMOJ0a1GgqdrdaOlvRpvCZEYltRg35KjRa6AKV5tTjO6XmPdi9mh6jaHEa-eXGZKaHeuc-aALgKY0deumtjPnsvT2JOF8VxmegPD7boojhHJCUKbk3k8ZOsPWKCkM1jr1vCOkCMbxaHBymh3VaitlVat2YQvwpiGPpQIreiiS24GRw6o-4muUCSTx8l5VdBU-3lu6pquhOoRmd1Glq9WfEx5-Kkkxubvykiy90upscqhegG0imTlTYi0SZzudnTd4ihWrTT1bicCKiv6vybl9QhngyIGKBqlaZ5nR6KnhOWOsgXzsaZQzIio7v6khSjIOkYiRGcaApWTWXLRGaGDLTy6F-3UlkskCGelYyoac&fwd=&log_click_as=click

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