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WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application torrent.exe, “Fusion Install ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5bdf4c305dbf388ab0d0b2f9de1b26b6

SHA-1:
84383f43f66796078767e46c4e192fbc8cb283ab

SHA-256:
529e8c7d6502db630e0e25e6b7a80d247a7e011aaeed158ed00dbcf117eed941

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, 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:
4/18/2024 7:22:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINST.Bundler (M)
16.4.8.12

File size:
215.3 KB (220,448 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\torrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2014 2:31:48 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:BZ97gngEqZ0L1F+JiZzarjiqJzIVSyYOLoRa7IblfU5alpF/iO:xMnw0L1FLxNoyYOsRF3lpF/iO

Entry address:
0xCEDB

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 72, 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, 5C, 70, 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:
6.4076

Code size:
151 KB (154,624 bytes)

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

http://stage.traffiliate.com/TrafficCop.aspx?CampaignUid=d44d71adca03b44c&SourceId=773&CreativeId=715798&LineItemId=103868&PublisherId=1018&Site ID=-2201500611410762943&partner_var=Ym89NCZjaXBpZD00MDcwMDAmY2lzaWQ9NzFERjIwRTYzMTQ1ODU3NzQ4NjE4NzEzJmNpcmlkPTcxREYyMEU2MzE0NTg1ODIwMTcxNTMxNTAmc2xpZD0yNjI4JnN1YmlkPTIyMTQ1OCZjaXVpZD0tMjI0MjA5NDY5MTIxODA0ODQ3JnNvPTQmY3JpZD03MTU3OTgmZXhjaWQ9MjImbW10PS0xJmNudHJ5PTIyNyZjaWNtcD0xMDM4NjgmcHViaWQ9MTAxOA==

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