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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application drivers_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 31 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
254d8d89c0ef85d059e43c6938f534e1

SHA-1:
f763e300b5af7ce09f561ccc31981ef2136c2ae4

SHA-256:
d81badda3ea7c13eff4a82a6b8fe1f5e14416792583ed753300efa50d502a15c

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
11/5/2024 4:42:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
949

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Generic
2014.08.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.167.110

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140701

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3427

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.910

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-730813
0.98/19279

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
19193

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27351
9.0.1.0182

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.14.07.01.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-01-07_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of news-magazine-2014-06-05-rmvb.exe (Adware)
2014.9.1.12

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13054

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3628

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.01.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!73236A145FB4
5600.7021

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
15.0.0.546

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.daxcft
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.01.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.Q
14.7.1.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1930
23.00.65.14629

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10386

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1038
2.0.0.1844

File size:
227.4 KB (232,824 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\drivers_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 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:
6/12/2014 11:00:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:IcsO/9nJGTzNnC/NJ0s28JI0vRsnn3PdiBCKYEJiotCLXu5OrohZ5Mjp5jH:SYNSzNnC/NK8fCn3P0o8Kjp5jH

Entry address:
0x11E97

Entry point:
E8, 20, 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, 93, 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, 40, 90, 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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Code size:
160 KB (163,840 bytes)

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