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windows_8_update.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application windows_8_update.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 21 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-installer2.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7205e3c6fc2699273c1688130f879277

SHA-1:
133968093bdf46db0d133d85dbdbc32271c374db

SHA-256:
7ca782ab5c970aeeece4555df157e9f18ed7d1120ff25c7d55d5cd77fa250e09

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/24/2024 7:19:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.30

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.jgi.577
7.11.157.148

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.MI
2014.0.3986

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-187
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18716

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26974
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12553

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.06.29.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cylohe
0.28.0.60475

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.29.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.Q
14.6.29.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14627

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1004
2.0.0.1841

File size:
223.4 KB (228,728 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\windows_8_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
5/29/2014 2:00:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:4Lmj800tzVrDtniLzNyhW+EhzMS7ADuoIJijNQkB4y8pn5topVA7:lDUzVrhiLzAW+aEDuo7lHqopVK

Entry address:
0xFAD7

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 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, 38, 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:
6.3512

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

The file windows_8_update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.pn-installer2.com/o/.../Windows_8_Update.exe

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