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skype_setup.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application skype_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7276de0d5924dad889983e94e8e703e2

SHA-1:
1c4d83b4115508be214c1ca77f75ef0442dea9d7

SHA-256:
1ddb75ffb470a822904be1908f196b3be895d7e2c2473a1de47f7c60c377ae10

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:56:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.22

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3347

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19547

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13417

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.L
14.9.18.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

File size:
118.4 KB (121,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skype_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/14/2014 11:30:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:A5L2sjJFXSkleYWvHpYhE7FSar0BMq7MU5KzvOINJWKiVEo3X1slREvyGto8RKIp:AjjJFE37AarnqtUjOsJbiCCaGhQA

Entry address:
0x704D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, A2, 40...
 
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Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

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

https://install.fusioninstall.com/o/.../skype_Setup.exe

http://secure.16-pn-installer.com/o/.../skype_Setup.exe

http://skype.software.informer.com/.../

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