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facebookdesktop_setup.exe

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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application facebookdesktop_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.16-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
86f79e2179210347551f99ea0823a876

SHA-1:
e93dfb7bbe6d1c922cc587ebb4e3fcd7fba0f057

SHA-256:
a597f7a61f5b073da5a5df75947a3d09c7fd29d29fcf65040022ca23414cdd25

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
1/13/2025 8:05:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.173.24

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3347

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19547

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG (variant)
8.10438

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13417

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.V
14.9.18.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

File size:
118.4 KB (121,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\facebookdesktop_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 4:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 3:30:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:AmwO4eF/SVxeYmkXSYuE7FSHc0epq85KzvOINJWKiVEo3X1slREvuyBo8RKIKhr:A9O4eFnnuAHcPqNjOsJbiCC2y1Q3hr

Entry address:
0x70FD

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4555

Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

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

http://secure.16-pn-installer.com/o/.../facebookdesktop_Setup.exe

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