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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Liquidbuild has been detected as adware by 41 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from startfreedownload.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Liquidbuild)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4fff0e5dd254864f7b11bcb3f2f42df5

SHA-1:
14dc7acabf888831b3d069206cc9bb62aa0811f7

SHA-256:
1bf8737bfc8a7d1deca8ddd57e87b897dc5d3f970a4ba7a23c5f074947f75c25

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:37:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.67514
390

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160111

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2868

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.16111

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.55

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5861
0.98/20079

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19634

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.38636
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.67514
8.16.01.11.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
1/11/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.67514
11.2016-11-01_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.833

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2016.01.11.11

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSW
5600.6524

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
17.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.67514
11.20160111

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.11.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Liquidbuild.Installer (M)
16.1.11.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16109

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9392

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.11

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
69.9 KB (71,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
Liquidbuild

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Liquidbuild, O=Liquidbuild, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, 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:
008FC3C0F7127DA5163CC077AE5035B2ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 11:00:00 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:KjyRyZp1R1TbazzQEPb/Rsy5QcOaHZU9xZduGwo8V:MS6bazzQmb/fOaHgZhqV

Entry address:
0x467B

Entry point:
E8, 48, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 9C, 61, 40, 00, FF, 25, 28, 61, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, ED, 46, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, B0, 40, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
5.7452

Code size:
17 KB (17,408 bytes)

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

http://startfreedownload.com/track/install?creative_id=b&button=green&source=appcenter_minecraft_safe:end-day|g_adwords&adprovider=appcenter_chtyp&subid=&subid2=&et=0&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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