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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 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
320a06535fa0a8d106d7fb3ae5d7852d

SHA-1:
3ed03a6b834c164d1422362786ccfc8278fe566c

SHA-256:
745680af15e36b844a5f1707d9392259309371e5841a39a80b1301405c22b289

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
12/25/2024 3:35:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.04.19

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.A.7733
7.11.138.188

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140419

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3500

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
17988

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.12978
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9588

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of media_player_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.7.8.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3993

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.19.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cvsxum
0.28.0.58720

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.19.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.F
14.4.19.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.162B
23.00.65.14417

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27720

File size:
224.3 KB (229,664 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:
3/28/2014 1:15:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:A969mMs+LOJiNA04JBITz1kK1HKrST8eL9v2r+U53gptH:+WXsKv+QWK1qGgeortgptH

Entry address:
0xEF0B

Entry point:
E8, BC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A8, 92, 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, 60, 90, 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:
6.4141

Code size:
159.5 KB (163,328 bytes)

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

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

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