setup.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 37 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 install.fusioninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
553bebbf2e8e2b259c40a8f362496753

SHA-1:
121aeac9e55354cda2788ea1d7012179afd4fc07

SHA-256:
ef67690c113466c923135e4118efbc480c2fe2efd00cb5d28bfc5fed0876b447

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
11/28/2024 4:46:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
887

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
14.09.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

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

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ACR
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1491

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1220

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.0244

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.09.01.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AR application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
9/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3318

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.01.08

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7021

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BuildInput.F
14.9.1.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14830

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10386

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.244

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
238.9 KB (244,600 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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 11:59:59 PM

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:
8/30/2014 10:00:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FqDfl1wCY4Oa2mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslwo:gDl6BNTDkbJqL3J7HgGsSo

Entry address:
0x10513

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 62, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 62, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 62, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 62, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 62, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 61, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 62, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 62, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2166

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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