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SETUP DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SETUP DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 35 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 4262014.gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
1b722a0eb764e16db51b36b4a895201b

SHA-1:
2df42d960af3e0b3a0bf8ec51b38c710e00cfc93

SHA-256:
e55b158faa139cff5ab1ee76973282a8a8f880cdccf0793c2456ed5df4c86b9a

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
12/26/2024 3:22:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.09.12

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjq
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-140808

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1100

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-736100
0.98/19354

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18064

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.0220

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.14.08.08.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Z application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.10.4.1

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3440

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.08.01

McAfee
Artemis!123F83C088D5
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwbnyw
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.08.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.F
14.8.8.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14806

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant
10435

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0515
7.2.220

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28115

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185663
2.0.0.1776

File size:
231.8 KB (237,344 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:
SETUP DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SETUP DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
348784BF9B5AF7CB50276EA8463A9048

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/25/2014 4:00:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tRbr0SPgVcepSAgpYeXHEgA4uZpGRDcJiPAit41g5dfpml:tVrTgVPtgpYenWQDzA4fpml

Entry address:
0xD348

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, B2, 42, 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, 3C, B0, 42, 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:
6.3750

Code size:
166 KB (169,984 bytes)

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

http://4262014.gosecureinstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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