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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 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.4-fusioninstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ca42635dc53a3ed6df7a46382bb74c0f

SHA-1:
cbd7f7c867536e4334e87bd646bf17797d0ee1c8

SHA-256:
ad68389cadcde2dc87765069013b8f77586ac742bb893e3936c8934ed8d65ffd

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:22:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.U
438

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.jgr.915
7.11.163.248

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DR [PUP]
2014.9-151124

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2916

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.151124

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.U
1.0.20.1640

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7183
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18969

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.0328

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.U
8.15.11.24.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.T application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/24/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.U
11.2015-24-11_3

G Data
Adware.IBryte
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1073

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Optimum
v2015.11.24.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D06D84983289
5600.6572

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.U
16.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cywlqp
0.28.0.60475

Norman
Downloader
11.20151124

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
15.11.24.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.Radar03.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.11.24.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.151122

Sophos
Generic PUA KI
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9488

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0717
7.2.328

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
31600

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.923
2.0.0.1835

File size:
216.3 KB (221,480 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:
3/4/2014 3:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:htEcZ9oIAJiqD2xNKDVF3jAO/Xuc7UKKQsc7+aM56ipPI:TxZqD7hEO/uhgsc7+aHipPI

Entry address:
0xD46B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 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, 5C, 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:
6.3892

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 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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