setup.exe

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 36 anti-malware scanners. 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:
f930c7ad510ec80d3bd4549eb2541671

SHA-1:
7bbcbb8a0a82cbcdf410e130b5788ffdd3ef4240

SHA-256:
a14c8815db887afff58c6f5b713158b675c172fa2f4ef5856db63541f3e3a30f

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 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:
11/28/2024 5:49:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170280
363

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.12.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.198.70

avast!
Win32:IBryte-KE [PUP]
2014.9-160207

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2841

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1627

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.170280
1.0.20.190

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-7466
0.98/20249

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Ibryte.KS
20570

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.167
9.0.1.038

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.170280
8.16.02.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BX application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
2/7/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-a1a6e5b1
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2016-07-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.170280
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.698

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2016.02.07.07

McAfee
Artemis!8B4A0957838E
5600.6497

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.170280
17.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.dlgfuv
0.30.0.64448

Norman
IBryte.URL
11.20160207

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.364408.B
15.01.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.07.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.S4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Activitybit.Bundler (M)
16.2.7.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.1A10
23.00.65.16205

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.5074
2.0.0.2026

File size:
356.4 KB (364,920 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 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:
1/10/2015 6:00:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6ewTi4NZSUzUSKBeA9oeJqDWQWIFJMD+96huKz:6ewTZNZSUoSA9o6JUF4+96ht

Entry address:
0x24F01

Entry point:
E8, 3D, AE, 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:
6.3478

Code size:
285 KB (291,840 bytes)

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

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