setup.exe

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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
dff6f638b0be4e9bf7bef261940ccc9b

SHA-1:
d33f4e3fe8f3f3ce0a406db3c5f9c01c2799d3ba

SHA-256:
71f311789b79069a696e9ee8666b5b25297de141fc18b2496a1141c7ba8b26b0

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 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:
4/19/2024 12:21:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.U
354

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]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2832

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16215

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.U
1.0.20.230

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
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.U
8.16.02.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.T application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
2/15/2016

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

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.U
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.657

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Optimum
v2016.02.15.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D06D84983289
5600.6488

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.U
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cywlqp
0.28.0.60475

Norman
Downloader
11.20160215

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
16.02.15.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.Radar03.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.15.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
Generic PUA KI
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0717
7.2.46

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
31600

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.923
2.0.0.1835

File size:
227.8 KB (233,256 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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 6:59:59 AM

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:
6/14/2014 4:00:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5O/CWdGeGUeUafonDmC5J07lpKJi5dVD8e4+K7D85cTpEQ:M6WONUBDmCT0qZTpEQ

Entry address:
0x12277

Entry point:
E8, 20, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, A3, 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, 40, A0, 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:
6.3646

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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