lightspark_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application lightspark_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
686a77202aa7a52c8ec1e3f0e6999ff9

SHA-1:
8a6abb5d0a7bfe18ed1df040ce815b23f4b685bc

SHA-256:
a5c588f4094156845e373ab4085077d17bbed67fc122e613f8aea3d69508e003

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 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:
11/28/2024 4:52:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
6519930

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.206.148

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AHK
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.165

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
20941

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32074
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BH application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
2/2/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14838

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Fusion.A
v2015.02.02.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
16.0.0.99

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.deuyzi
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.273784.B
15.01.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.02.02.09

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.2.20

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Inject-CEE'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Badur
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1789
2.0.0.2052

File size:
267.4 KB (273,784 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\lightspark_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", 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:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2014 6:00:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:tG/fT+dDD9u4EaIXFrF/OsRmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGsl2O:i+Fk4ELXRbTDkbJqL3J7HgGs0O

Entry address:
0x1647F

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, E9, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, D0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 2A, 60, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1453

Code size:
92 KB (94,208 bytes)

The file lightspark_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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