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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 38 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.4-fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ed050fb9c65dc4e04324241270672bf9

SHA-1:
9457ac9c6a3ebcc2d8b43d79fb81084476f40e53

SHA-256:
5218be79058bff9611eaca94ff774782997bd55e8647f6074e85b758cc75b8fd

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/24/2024 3:34:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
404

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.12.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemni
7.11.138.238

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151228

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2882

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1810

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-726035
0.98/19290

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
17995

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2249
9.0.1.0362

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.12.28.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
9.9598

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
12/28/2015

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-28-12_2

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
15.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.903

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.28.09

McAfee
Artemis!123F83C088D5
5600.6538

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.1086

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cvofrk
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
11.20151228

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.240416
14.09.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.28.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SETUPDOTEXE.Bundler (M)
15.12.28.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.151226

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9420

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0515
7.2.362

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27758

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:y+v1MWqAiouPdpR8Jid0tCkfnEdWk/uODlIW1n05flIWs/T5qWpC0:fvxqAioieEB/uO90rsMWpC0

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:
6.3892

Code size:
165.5 KB (169,472 bytes)

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

http://secure.4-fusioninstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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