windowgrazing-installer.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application windowgrazing-installer.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.appleblossomart.net.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
10e56b5d415dde53f92b3e78b0203381

SHA-1:
c6fce8057edf53159c36e49a7464ef6d647e182d

SHA-256:
d345197442961373b051fa5b33a9a2b00b3da8ae41395af6f02a597c1e88b39b

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 11:48:45 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
858

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.09.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.175.170

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DI [PUP]
140929-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.QQ
2014.0.4025

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.1365

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7299
0.98/19455

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
19659

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27691
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AS application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-30-09_3

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13521

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.30.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
15.0.0.819

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dbespu
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.233848.E
14.09.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.30.05

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.X
14.9.30.5

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33520

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1066
2.0.0.1938

File size:
228.4 KB (233,848 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\windowgrazing-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/2014 8:09:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:YSy0nLw0U2/YuYXktz/EwKjnAv7/dJizSdi4vXy4BQQWYB2AK5cdpqs:A0nLo2LUIQljnc6R8XWk2Afdpqs

Entry address:
0x11F58

Entry point:
E8, 1F, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, A3, 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, 3C, A0, 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:
6.3531

Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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