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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 36 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 dlp.updatevideos.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
3a8373a31b2edd583a761b3f96866819

SHA-1:
664dbe22df10c9e8094cc6e8f1b43765d0e35d2f

SHA-256:
52d07ee602a0f3b9441cd67ccbcdef4f1d341a8ea5a4fe90b69c241a5b27cb2e

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:35:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
844

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.10.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstal.opwb
7.11.152.50

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DJ [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware Generic5.BKFX
2014.0.4037

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141013

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1430

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-750204
0.98/19514

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28037
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.10.13.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AH application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
10/13/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-13-10_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.10.13.06

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!9C941A3E0AA7
5600.6978

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.858

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.230264
14.09.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.10.13.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.F
14.10.13.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.141011

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10301

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0613
7.2.286

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
222.4 KB (227,704 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:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/1/2014 5:00:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:GC0Iny4L/CpZTVoywMNth50TQYC5Kc2Sijng0F8Ji/wrTAEJRnuprs:GcSVo6thoQtDsgbHuprs

Entry address:
0xF737

Entry point:
E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, 82, 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, 30, 80, 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:
6.3566

Code size:
154.5 KB (158,208 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://dlp.updatevideos.com/p/151/Setup/502/.../JzeiTfEC

http://ttb.updatevideos.com/download/request/.../Nd1Xco0h?ClickID=A-BTDeO3QgAkJkUBAAAAADDfUwAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA0AAgABE8zNagAAAAAAqDlrAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAF7BcAAAAAAAIBAgAAgD8AmWwlTz8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&PubID=223600643

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