update.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 update.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadju.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
97410a7051c4199fe699b698ac401ec5

SHA-1:
5aa4ce520f387af73db8a70c89750d87074e3ba1

SHA-256:
0d69c9c5fc8fd08c5643a99e38b8075e3537cc8bfca4a2a19ca802d2a4507f59

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/17/2024 11:25:47 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Downloader.154018
355

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.02.09

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjr
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16215

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-271
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
17991

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Downloader.154018
8.16.02.15.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.S application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Downloader
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.15.08

McAfee
Artemis!2DA27C0F7D24
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.128117
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cuifvl
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Downloader.154018
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
16.02.15.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
16.2.15.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.16213

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XGSDMHC
37.0.10943

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0221
7.2.46

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27502

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.776
2.0.0.1791

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\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

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:
1/24/2014 10:50:19 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AKiXTMcUQc6PojCPM2DXr+9TRwTJ1yveHjry92veHSry9dGmAe44Aj0trbmtBGzC:AKiXTMc9JSn2DXrAw1kGBBGBde

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:
7.0970

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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

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