setup.exe

Develop Interface

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Develop Interface 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Develop Interface)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
91dacc1bc01fd5900bc2ed49a79bbc40

SHA-1:
7c78a847b092c51c3f26b05c150abf0ec444c6ea

SHA-256:
565693d30c6fa9ea21e47b7f8a3aa3d039e75c973e4b03d2f390607c6f0068ff

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 '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:
4/30/2024 7:06:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.8.12

File size:
560.9 KB (574,336 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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Develop Interface, O=Develop Interface, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008E9C74F3A6D76C534AC4D06647FFCEE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2015 8:00:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x251D1

Entry point:
E8, 9E, AD, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 64, 94, 44, 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, 78, 90, 44, 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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Code size:
286 KB (292,864 bytes)

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