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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application startdownload.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 36 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 secure.13-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0672438f3f3ac0d80ffdcfe4e8284023

SHA-1:
57361a22abfe9e68b868c7d5c2c7a50fc9ed913d

SHA-256:
77293332d17a697dc44d066ada12134140f364f0c4a1b618d921f7171502240b

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
5/7/2024 4:32:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
865

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.09.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstal.opwb
7.11.152.50

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DN [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Adware Generic_s
2015.0.3343

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-747976
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27973
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.145314
8.14.09.22.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AH application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
9/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of drivers_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.17

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3212

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.22.12

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!9C941A3E0AA7
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Downloader
11.20140922

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.231800
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.09.22.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.N
14.9.22.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10344

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.935
2.0.0.1823

File size:
227.4 KB (232,824 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, 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:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/27/2014 12:00:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:g8sv4wcKG5wZBaV+i8tPduh5tTfYr/HMylM1Ye6dJincTTjZKOrVR3apnu:Wv4wcKDHTIhHfoUwhTjQmDapnu

Entry address:
0x10A57

Entry point:
E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, 92, 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, 30, 90, 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:
6.3446

Code size:
159.5 KB (163,328 bytes)

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

http://secure.13-pn-installer.com/o/.../StartDownload.exe

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