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lightspark_setup.exe

FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application lightspark_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by FUSION INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ads.adsrvmedia.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bf7a733ee5401d8aeda955e6930f8c7c

SHA-1:
332a2f3856ff51643f920adcdef02df5727576dd

SHA-256:
535b424c011ae7fe478f5763f2762321fa8d4ae21395140be36dc9c80b73acaf

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
12/25/2024 6:36:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2986

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27047
9.0.1.0257

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AE application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2015.9.14.15

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.09.14.03

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.09.14.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.8.7.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15912

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

File size:
227.8 KB (233,256 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FUSION INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION INSTALLER, 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:
21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/7/2014 5:00:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:PHw6AP60GmkctyPWpH/AV3bHWJiqYAI3CH5S5t3pY2:IRZ2+4WpYsi3pY2

Entry address:
0x10F27

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, A2, 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, 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:
6.3639

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

http://ads.adsrvmedia.com/event/click/0/hkc1jlFfjMtlSLumoMVqOwcwtGHhszI49ysFMJ0DJFOeWSFkHYrnZOqlGaDysiAUw-0f7-TWB6i10Scslvb56_RYVNBoy-PMu9nj5TkWHDoPRcbKn693AECO3z1IFFud2Q_TtYStkmnWvW5f8a-0hcu_RFnF3zH_kre-muVoWlwZd-HwTr06BDRErYE6VNn6-8Vp_SUjIoaGG1vkrQbgOua0z9hgVK47Ylx1OrCraZdUyj-GioiPTq14eE3kWYEUC72Xq_q5jTG_x_3g1JKbgUfCdzGSzzMX5HzdpV8lzZ5aDErpFNFHOmrXBkUrX04JaUHTrbGjCxCrI4Ahj3HTlzQbOuQ5O8TgIIiECZsuMVNn0eTRF8Y_vDMGTpIN3mtC8f25XVL_XIR2ZA/.../

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