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SETUP DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SETUP DOT EXE 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 secure.6-fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0365156f8193b907ab687f303316b21d

SHA-1:
77632b58f6811cc50c1e544592c5919661eae0aa

SHA-256:
b9becb6d167d0b18a3ca0e15827378bbfd598f0d46d2931a3446e69976401a88

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 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:
4/20/2024 2:11:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
907

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.08.11

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemno
7.11.137.138

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-140811

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3385

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1115

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-748823
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
18038

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2319
9.0.1.0223

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.141048
8.14.08.11.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9549

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-11-08_2

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.10.19.1

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3421

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.11.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0365156F8193
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.669

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.58394

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.11.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.F
14.8.11.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14809

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10427

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10841

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0515
7.2.223

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27460

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.834
2.0.0.1775

File size:
229.8 KB (235,296 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:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP DOT EXE, 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:
348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/17/2014 12:44:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:U+v1MWqAiouPdpR8Jid0tCkfnEdWk/uODlIW1n05flIWs/T5qWpXoI:5vxqAioieEB/uO90rsMWpXz

Entry address:
0x1076B

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, AC, B2, 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, 5C, B0, 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:
6.3895

Code size:
165.5 KB (169,472 bytes)

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

http://secure.6-fusioninstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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