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skype_setup.exe

Compute Client

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application skype_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Compute Client has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from skype.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Compute Client)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8b414287d267780aa4c27637ca8546e2

SHA-1:
3a0be7df06813859cbbbebb13965403186dffa6f

SHA-256:
48a65c0eb8bc05f827c71e06cc608563a424accccbe1bd7404e84ee3b7474cd5

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 11:19:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
819

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxov
7.11.183.186

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3297

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
1.0.20.1560

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
20026

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35686
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
8.14.11.08.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a491179d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
11.2014-08-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13943

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463236
15.0.0.936

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.diiedj
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComputeClient.L
14.11.8.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1663
2.0.0.1977

File size:
117.9 KB (120,696 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:
Compute Client

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Compute Client, O=Compute Client, 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:
26B6A2E42157A5020CF75500730F2CF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/1/2014 7:30:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:AmQYebFHSiUeYILRzYnE7FSTv0gwq5KzvOINJWKiVEo3X1slREv9Xfo8lRS:AqebFpVJATvoqUjOsJbiCCFXPG

Entry address:
0x6E8D

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:
26.5 KB (27,136 bytes)

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

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

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