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psiphon3_setup.exe

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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application psiphon3_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute 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 Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
80a4d4f3f1564148f41778c588d553ae

SHA-1:
4207526cfe1a1acf700306e755db74081a419911

SHA-256:
580a611a3fdc5d8cf745d4f0d519a8967aac3bc884a9fe7d7adb02c176abb586

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:
11/27/2024 1:15:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.172.252

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3349

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19540

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BA (variant)
8.10430

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13393

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3238

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.17.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.O
14.9.17.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33120

File size:
118.9 KB (121,720 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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 3:59:59 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:
9/17/2014 9:30:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:A5CgDc3FnSeFeYFSCnYBE7FSJe0SQXwfKzvOINJWKiVEo3X1slREvoy0o8RKIbg:AMgD+FSYhAJeSgCjOsJbiCCQyuQ0g

Entry address:
0x720D

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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Entropy:
5.4543

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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

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

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