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Inertware

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The file Setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Inertware 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Inertware)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ca3f8f26b06275aa5e632f93ea882458

SHA-1:
92b2c30c2e0dc4c3bdd7e0758434a878847a77df

SHA-256:
c759476bcda1081f394e06d71181501208d3a85937780d6584d8ceafb4b7b59f

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:
11/23/2024 6:34:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.2.17.14

File size:
381.4 KB (390,512 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Inertware

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Inertware, O=Inertware, 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:
00B17D2DC81A4AB47B03A1531303433731

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2015 4:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x25221

Entry point:
E8, 9E, 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:
6.3228

Code size:
286 KB (292,864 bytes)

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