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updater_setup.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 updater_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.pn-installer3.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
3a5194610e1943cb7e0df5d88c47a947

SHA-1:
7a02a62f0359a93c6e6e15ab9e6262993920c9c2

SHA-256:
4c063aeb7ba92c96f4b1ab27d5ededb1d067e23b85cee579ca80e308a78a0a0b

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:45:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.152.50

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160103

AVG
Win.Threat.Medium
2017.0.2876

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
17892

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.M application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1655768
1/3/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-825ac5d5
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11351

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.873

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.03.09

McAfee
Artemis!2FB135D90999
5600.6532

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cjxrvu
0.28.0.58101

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2440488
14.06.03.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
16.01.03.09

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALL.Installer (M)
16.1.3.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14AC
23.00.65.16101

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
59

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BYaFcbB
37.0.11366

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0114
7.2.3

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27126

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120124
2.0.0.1806

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\updater_setup.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:
1/24/2014 12:50:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BKiXTMcUQc6PojCPM2DXr+9TRwTJ1yveHjry92veHSry9dGmAe44Aj0trbmtBGzI:BKiXTMc9JSn2DXrAw1kGBBGBdE

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:
7.0965

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

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

http://secure.pn-installer3.com/o/.../Updater_Setup.exe

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