plantsvszomb_setup.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application plantsvszomb_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute 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 plants-vs-zombies.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a3cf14a1cbef3144762b6a0d2aa8035f

SHA-1:
837acffeea5268d2f5b78b71cecc2588e7704e2c

SHA-256:
db497fd663ed37e9b6ff56731e61218e0965a9094362089f0dcd9484a8310f48

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:
1/14/2025 10:13:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.8.20

File size:
116.4 KB (119,160 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\plantsvszomb_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 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:
10/4/2014 11:00:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:+Gm/OzsFSU1A0k9ow75SEVW0Kv4KzvOIWJWKiVEo3X1slREvGHo8RKImr:lm/Obo00EVWxrjOnJbiCCuHQn

Entry address:
0x6B99

Entry point:
E8, 3A, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 20, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 48, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 34, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 44, A2, 40...
 
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Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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

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