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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 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5b3e55a0ad40f24ba600a439f145d0f3

SHA-1:
961750ba95fff6b26284d9985f6aee84e36531d3

SHA-256:
8958635d8975438ee90f1b45af222d4749174cde01d623a4e0fcbcf2cdd339dd

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:
4/23/2024 3:26:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
355

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.182.158

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.230

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6729
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
19955

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.15.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AI application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cylohe
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.226600
14.10.31.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.15.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9322

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.980
2.0.0.1973

File size:
222.8 KB (228,136 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 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:
5/29/2014 4:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:1Lmj800tzVrDtniLzNyhW+EhzMS7ADuoIJijNQkB4y8pn5topwC:ODUzVrhiLzAW+aEDuo7lHqopwC

Entry address:
0xFAD7

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 82, 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, 38, 80, 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:
6.3543

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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