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FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by FUSION INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 33 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 install.hidefinstall.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bcb660c629f981a67122a7ff54cf32c4

SHA-1:
7b906152a88c0e2f2db415013f3acaa1672afca9

SHA-256:
b635cd9e586645c72d246f50f665428b1c55ef51f89a82956f8fa8868a10b968

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
5/20/2024 10:03:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
853

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.153.72

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.QR
2014.0.4037

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1390

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-340
0.98/19479

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27128
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.R
8.14.10.05.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-4c6cec55
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-05-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.10.05.09

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!AD81F02F91A3
5600.6987

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.834

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.06.19.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.10.05.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALLER.F
14.10.5.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.141003

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10318

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1019
2.0.0.1831

File size:
224.3 KB (229,672 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:
6/10/2014 11:48:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JIwx6Jy7VKUiH7MQtetsolImaBJietGMl6zKrB7dH5Q24Z:Lx9J1e7MQtdFeS6k824Z

Entry address:
0x113F7

Entry point:
E8, 1C, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 6C, 93, 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, 40, 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:
6.2440

Code size:
157.5 KB (161,280 bytes)

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

http://install.hidefinstall.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup

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