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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 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
707e55886ca76d4a18c5173d650fbfec

SHA-1:
5c99c3a9e99e45a55852d282bc5651563084d995

SHA-256:
75697e97455a512c74ebaaaea2cb12c09bce875400903dbfd93b95016206be1c

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:
4/29/2024 10:11:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
943

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.07.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140707

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.LL
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.940

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.145217
8.14.07.07.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AC application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-07-07_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.07.02

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7077

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.564

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Downloader
11.20140707

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.231800
14.07.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.07.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.N
14.7.7.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14705

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
226.4 KB (231,800 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\startdownload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

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:
5/23/2014 9:00:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:87FU4ZF94ZRXSYwFcmrldFvjlFwcPzJiaTHDrXBSxpdy5Nkp43:2FUm9iDwWmr/BPPxTUxpd6kp43

Entry address:
0x10827

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, 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, 38, 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:
6.3483

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file startdownload.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../StartDownload.exe

http://secure.pn-installer10.com/o/.../StartDownload.exe

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