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lightspark_setup.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application lightspark_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ads.adsrvmedia.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8c4469e3469dafa203ae9881c61b4193

SHA-1:
fe399e84d97d2d91a638ffbf4871ee39fdd80072

SHA-256:
85e932d160d4d76cecf293c83c399c22c07e6f942d6921b56eea8aedfc88ce60

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:00:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLT.Installer (M)
16.4.9.20

File size:
310.8 KB (318,240 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:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, 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:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2014 5:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SvPXC/16IuFYCebiiv5eefEofRCf+WCNUrx0Tcap8/:sARLjeecIgfKox0Pp8/

Entry address:
0x16F65

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, C4, 43, 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, 84, C0, 43, 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:
6.3921

Code size:
233.5 KB (239,104 bytes)

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

http://ads.adsrvmedia.com/event/click/0/czWcStYeByXXKbRXwiehOdgAqMvgb-wNaRUolXJUUamt-beaJ_5qF4uTNeXU0i4p27gHZGcRDYxveOYvfhh1OeD0JFfIlS0TfGR2MOacmbNPzqscy5Khrg3Sl_WARgdrY0I3EdIUYP-vXzgvi1vvTpJAKMohkVsxXmqW_4s37gvc-n5ZtfZyQH-FksiY-C7h5CwaRWPWTc-WY2Q2jCcv9pjkBZ_igSRW41PoPY-Dx69w00sye5LXMHN9kZtO0Rq_blWeCq8j7RuYiLZ5jKKsZYd8zarG84ZMnEZpL7R1nl_cqUQ1pWC7bIWEK1fYckpIUgZ7YrC089_byf-q2N9hBey2j1H3dGVYDeh_J7IkWrjUSCpTP4XfWBNFOpOzxuAUYy-kfnWYdmRym8T7_XbYryrBLoc_wx5B8YZIVW4/.../

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