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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 26 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 gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP DOT EXE)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
256ea9e91e53e2787f29b261c702796b

SHA-1:
606809c408e5bc7cc891fa2f263e560ece4daea4

SHA-256:
0735eb816af061bd44e0ad639ee6d40235d198fc9ec6a1b4a8227b5014498121

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 1:57:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
942

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjn
7.11.154.184

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-140419

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3500

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.945

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18535

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2505
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.V.gen application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-08-07_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.7.24

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

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712387

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.19.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.567

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwtffl
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.19.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPDOTEXE.F
14.4.19.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14417

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185584
2.0.0.1822

File size:
226.8 KB (232,224 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:
3/31/2014 8:00:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:zQsEDSe9AeHO0s+jOlJidTHjg5lbxSUomTvbJ6bSTMlrzeYb/O95nXptp:zLeGkO0s2OUTHjy02vbw2wV+XXptp

Entry address:
0xF8BB

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, A2, 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, A0, 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:
6.4148

Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

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

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

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