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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
981872642166d700e26e65c77880aeaf

SHA-1:
c33a6f3cb06a2b0f71245a72447ebf5ddd6309a7

SHA-256:
1cb2fb2252a7103025f4b606bbfe860ab9184187481ddbaa23a6300a1114ac16

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:00:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjr
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140902

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVL
2014.0.4015

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

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
17991

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2165
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.02.05

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cuifvl
0.28.0.58491

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.09.02.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALL.G
14.9.2.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10384

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XGSDMHC
37.0.10943

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:
540.8 KB (553,768 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:
FUSION INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 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:
2/18/2014 8:39:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uTKPPWHexIBzV0SlmnU7yOlcTg+Nfa56jVuUpXu:uS0zV03AGTg+Nfa56jVuIu

Entry address:
0x3BA48

Entry point:
E8, C7, 60, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 7D, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, 23, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, CA, 62, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 2C, 70, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 61, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, 0F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 02, 56, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 2A, 54, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 21, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4448

Code size:
403.5 KB (413,184 bytes)

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