setup.exe

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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller9.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
9a73b796561d255af3328f5a7a50fc3a

SHA-1:
f1c1c0b55f5bcd27e1adaa7376da558948283d42

SHA-256:
08b1cb49d44b6df790230f5dfb0026fc72226c5bebb1d352c4d0cd9c1ae137b9

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:
4/26/2024 5:59:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.153.72

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.MI
2014.0.3986

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-187
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.R
8.14.07.04.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-04-07_6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
v2014.07.04.05

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!AD81F02F91A3
5600.7080

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.06.19.01

Panda Antivirus
14.07.04.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALLER.F
14.7.4.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14702

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10505

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1019
2.0.0.1831

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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 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 2:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:CLmj800tzVrDtniLzNyhW+EhzMS7ADuoIJijNQkB4y8pn5topSF:PDUzVrhiLzAW+aEDuo7lHqopSF

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:
6.3542

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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