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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 32 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bf2dc3432d81e335ea3408509b61aacd

SHA-1:
b94b10121ae88643b9e579a1c3d5422b294d70d4

SHA-256:
8a3b44d6d32945c900d15a41b0a4ca3fc478ba708e1e50699d47b89ae45ca0ac

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:59:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
918

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.peie
7.11.162.154

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DN [PUP]
2014.9-140731

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3396

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1060

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-604
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18891

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28002
9.0.1.0212

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.07.31.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup(5).exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.19

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3477

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.31.04

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7052

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.2.60881

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.F
14.7.31.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10450

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
226.9 KB (232,312 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:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, 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:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/28/2014 4:00:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:WYDwiPW++rDPI6O41h5wT1YSeqMylN+Y7DuJipcTVp0voR31pTL:xwiOFTN1h01tc4SVe21pTL

Entry address:
0x10907

Entry point:
E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, 92, 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, 30, 90, 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:
6.3565

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

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