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psiphon3_setup.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application psiphon3_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from psiphon3.software.informer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6fd961d1b352a7beeeb5d93ec2ebea6d

SHA-1:
205f6857b30ec7873ab3918f192dd743c7f69589

SHA-256:
0051271bdecf72e45ae96ef648b4cb990434011c3eb5214d5efede515e8831e9

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/8/2025 7:22:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.elwy.1
7.11.168.254

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3372

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19302

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BA (variant)
8.10306

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3357

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.decxul
0.28.2.61721

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BuildInput.O
14.8.25.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
75.9 KB (77,688 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\psiphon3_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Build Input

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, 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:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2014 4:33:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:4bvPOZ+8FCSw1eMHn0ZA9E7FSlO0tguqjPBSvOKlqA/zV21uQrP+iZG94o8La7R:GPy+8F9KgAlO8q1uOKUCYsQrP+VCLa1

Entry address:
0x6FDD

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 38, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 34, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 2C, A2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 28, A2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 24, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 50, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 44, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 1C, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 18, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 48, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 3C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 40, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 4C, A2, 40...
 
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Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

The file psiphon3_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://psiphon3.software.informer.com/.../

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