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FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.airdlr.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8e138c6e0b508421a55c88311e1422be

SHA-1:
a7b6cc789fd8f4b8b655d1dc9f7f5359269a97cd

SHA-256:
7bd16fe5bb47a3f7040affda5118f34ff89cd6f708c73a1b6b40f18ee6bcc04c

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 '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:
4/24/2024 11:21:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.U
924

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.156.52

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.WZ
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.U
1.0.20.1030

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-368
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18645

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6205
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.U
8.14.07.25.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.U
11.2014-25-07_6

G Data
Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12498

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.25.07

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!B722AC63A55B
5600.7058

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.U
15.0.0.618

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cywlqp
0.28.0.60475

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.07.25.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALLER.F
14.7.25.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14723

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.923
2.0.0.1835

File size:
314.3 KB (321,832 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:
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:
7/24/2014 2:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:f64xcal3RW+rsYj7k/iW/i+LhqQb4t3np/OF:C4bBJj7kqCDhqRp/6

Entry address:
0x17D35

Entry point:
E8, 22, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, D4, 43, 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, 84, D0, 43, 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:
6.3834

Code size:
237 KB (242,688 bytes)

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

http://cdn.airdlr.com/downloads/bundles/ads/new/.../setup.exe

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