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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 31 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 735322.gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
aa7a7fc269aea2e71f7941d9f4b5bb76

SHA-1:
88d4ee215583ddfa8ba089f9c9de3b62243f9aa2

SHA-256:
94367109cff3bd2a550eefcd099659c6f20c523f4464ebfb80a05a19c4f690ea

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:04:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
943

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjq
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140418

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3501

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.940

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18064

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9ENT.53807
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.W application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-07-07_2

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.1

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4000

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.18.01

McAfee
Artemis!123F83C088D5
5600.7077

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.564

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwbnyw
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.F
14.4.18.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14416

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant
10499

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0515
7.2.188

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185663
2.0.0.1776

File size:
232.8 KB (238,368 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:
10/4/2013 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 9:59:59 AM

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:
4/12/2014 7:00:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:eiA3aScsa2xIo/Zmlk89Q4hP+k8JiSM1g3YktIWLKV5LIpwe:elaScsdxIoaq4F+9o2LKjIpwe

Entry address:
0xD7EC

Entry point:
E8, 0B, 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, 60, 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:
6.3862

Code size:
167 KB (171,008 bytes)

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

http://735322.gosecureinstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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