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Tiger Download

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Tiger Download 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 downloadacer.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Tiger Download)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bf5183b9ae0465bda1e71f2f43c1f827

SHA-1:
2c2e41bb33fa7d195b672b82cafec19059862503

SHA-256:
a4543104fa14955263dd0126965da48dfbdb794f5f7e042f609569d1fc8d0726

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 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:
11/23/2024 5:55:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TigerDow.Bundler (M)
16.3.17.15

File size:
350.9 KB (359,296 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:
Tiger Download

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/21/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tiger Download, O=Tiger Download, 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:
00C11A19AF84BA9620158525D468DAF279

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2014 12:00:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:UAmwGMHdqkcq1hh5FKE1zlstCvs/YjZVrzhAz9UjOnqWU:nmwpdqi1eEbs0EQjbhAijcPU

Entry address:
0x20351

Entry point:
E8, AD, AE, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, E4, 73, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 60, 70, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.4233

Code size:
276.5 KB (283,136 bytes)

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

http://downloadacer.com/track/install?source=softonic_display_fileopenerpro-GB-728x90-&adprovider=softonic&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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