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skype_setup.exe

FUSION INSTALL

The Fusion Installer, which is a variant of Adknowledge's download manager bundles a number of ad-supported offerings in the installer. The application skype_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 36 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8b1ff896e5b6a4b4c4afc7bc51cb6e4d

SHA-1:
41422ee914de4844a061117b8b45f27dba8d4823

SHA-256:
c481aefea5221c02c1686456cc25f3d3bfcc3dd6c8fe62f01d40939d5ad2feab

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, coupon extensions, ad-supported extensions and utility offers).

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 10:29:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
381

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.03.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.135.30

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160119

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2859

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.95

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6916
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
17892

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.019

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
10.9506

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
1/19/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2016-19-01_3

G Data
Application.Generic.593289
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11351

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.792

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.19.04

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6515

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
17.0.0.57

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.csqzwh
0.28.0.58101

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/iBryte
16.01.19.04

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
16.1.19.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.16117

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9376

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SRDMYD
37.0.10849

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.19

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD30051C.UVPA
10.465.19

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27126

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120232
2.0.0.1771

File size:
1.6 MB (1,659,688 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\skype_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FUSION INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION INSTALL, 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:
3615E290FD8B112928257EE3CD74B519

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/25/2014 12:20:19 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tKiXTMcUQc6PojCPM2DXr+9TRwTJ1yveHjry92veHSry9dGmAe44Aj0trbmtBGzF:tKiXTMc9JSn2DXrAw1kGBBGBdh

Entry address:
0x35CD5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, F8, 58, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, E4, 58, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0966

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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

https://install.fusioninstall.com/201401250553/e0eb4fa71820cdf06cc075dd75f81124/.../Skype_Setup.exe

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