media_player_setup.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application media_player_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 38 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.pn-installer8.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6a9d2bc0f85969aeac46da5a9ec417ae

SHA-1:
cc6443baadda680c48a4958e60a1a1383e6afd59

SHA-256:
2eb4441c3eafb8f0babde807740705c95372a435d2ae154fce2f24a4337750bb

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:28:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
541

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.30

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.jgi.399
7.11.157.148

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150812

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3019

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15812

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
1.0.20.1120

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-730813
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18714

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27351
9.0.1.0224

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.15.08.12.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381
8/12/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
11.2015-12-08_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.9.23.21

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12553

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1592

Malwarebytes
v2015.08.12.03

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!9C941A3E0AA7
5600.6675

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
16.0.0.672

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.daxcft
0.28.0.60475

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
11.20150812

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Q
14.06.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.12.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FusionInstall.Installer (M)
15.8.12.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1930
23.00.65.15810

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9696

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1038
2.0.0.1841

File size:
227.9 KB (233,336 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\media_player_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
6/21/2014 5:00:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:moshfms9iS+S2zh5ETNY5OiMylELYaI0JiccTUGGXR3wprSE:0fGSj2zh0N2I2NMtwpOE

Entry address:
0x10BF7

Entry point:
E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, 92, 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, 30, 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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Entropy:
6.3456

Code size:
160 KB (163,840 bytes)

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

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