setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch 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 download1101bucket.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8e5d31d3a15e6ed8f1a62db2799645b4

SHA-1:
2d7830cbbac6ec2bdbfdcff609221cbcce9fab43

SHA-256:
cb6ce51b16b5ce64ac89954b36d2d4b20c1b22a385c1d79de0dd3ffda0666371

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 4:44:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
362

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160207

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2840

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1627

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.190

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30512
9.0.1.038

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
8.16.02.07.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
2/7/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy
11.2016-07-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.2.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.696

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.02.07.06

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6496

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
17.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Inject.dengxv
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.20160207

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.271736.B
14.10.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Bundler (M)
16.2.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16205

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Inject-CEE'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9337

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.IQAFGOD
37.0.11237

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.38

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
265.4 KB (271,736 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:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, 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:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2014 2:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5U1lVhY2L1OsNmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslOPf:izVh13TDkbJqL3J7HgGssf

Entry address:
0x15FDF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, 49, 60, 41, 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, D0, 41, 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, FF, 75, 08, 68, 8A, 5B, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1459

Code size:
90.5 KB (92,672 bytes)

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

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