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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application update.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SETUP RUN 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadju.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP RUN)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b98cfc2dbc6fda7957b08ada3fd60880

SHA-1:
c3a4f25f923cda11d6519045185cb24b8aa5fd3c

SHA-256:
ea1e833045caf0a1063ef629f5b15f45a1643bd7defa46e292b55cf71f634368

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/24/2024 1:14:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SETUPRUN.Bundler (M)
16.6.25.23

File size:
216.3 KB (221,464 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:
SETUP RUN

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SETUP RUN, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP RUN, 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:
2C05523ED0912488068E049952C78263

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2014 2:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:2tEcZ9oIAJiqD2xNKDVF3jAO/Xuc7UKKQsc7+aM56ipzj:YxZqD7hEO/uhgsc7+aHipzj

Entry address:
0xD46B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 47, 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, 82, 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, 80, 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:
6.3934

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

http://downloadju.com/direct/.../update.exe

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