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Activitybit

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Activitybit 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 aback-structurec37c4d.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Activitybit)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
90646d02b145e9fda37d910d055f34e3

SHA-1:
3c02cccb2f90996f1275b615dc28fff40b3f65cf

SHA-256:
68db69cb879149adae5f040e9c06b8f63376c66c6b513ef15c76d71863313e8f

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 '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 5:38:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Activity.Bundler (M)
16.5.30.14

File size:
355.9 KB (364,408 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:
Activitybit

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Activitybit, O=Activitybit, 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:
00CC9BAD53CC9656D16154BCDC7CB1E1BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/28/2014 12:00:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:J0JoCMQYcFZQ5ngFPEnJ/RDhAww42OD+cKgiWvl:J0JoiYY8gFPEJpl24h+cKgiWd

Entry address:
0x24CD1

Entry point:
E8, DD, AD, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 64, 94, 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, 78, 90, 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:
6.3480

Code size:
284.5 KB (291,328 bytes)

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

http://aback-structurec37c4d.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIGp2G7RjjTs4RxsKsYgBkVQNHuKI5mVKI0uQjm8cOlE9nj6fYv2d U86G1AyFw9QrISg xuZPRQGs12qrOQxpn6pEwtg7cm2S/rJaA9RubG8/NAM7ojSQJBB2pvZBKtq AJ/cHX3CRy7bCC/Q5lP6cQJCxXEYgMZ21zgaeS6IeAcMap65BazYK83m7dtEh/dmG7B9PAtMef2/NWnQt71R2S8AUfwLzZtKtkhkWKsG67qswP4KwDqtvi2rIev1NBusirYbonCi7MiJBnHeOCDWZ4vJt6easmHSIE9oA1D0eu H7Hf83k A5Kc28b 5Tf47Z4hHJPsOME5fuAybijemk8FkA2BauGK2i0Nrx9DEBkaPtn1YX8FHNKZWjUHFz10K77Y737z6Bf0GEeMPfLPRQbNP6N0KnvSfPGybwTRTqcDDMyDFKeDuEaZiy0EtKf5NyH5GkAqDhTBgKDmeGbXhqDVLuGWfOntIIUOyluAzF5cQWLV6odaFVLRYqDSmGTBUtGJTN8fDk79w5fmmMTauPFOtmvUkJkh58fWjTFKjB72Vezdbz1M8/npa9bTfoyPMHg8KXaJ jW4uSx7eoZMK6 E 5Mu6KB90=&_sd=1&alc=1&dl=1&dlink=http://installationproxy357.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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