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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 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. 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:
7863cfea665fdf28f000fd5ea2f46059

SHA-1:
98b55040e5c2d63e79db4c1648d15f6fb3b68fe4

SHA-256:
3bbd494867f0056c438a167b88f970cf905e974828a3fdb6d330c59709daddfa

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 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:
11/14/2024 8:46:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Activity.Bundler (M)
16.3.25.10

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:
Activitybit

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/11/2015 9:00:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0FALXaqj0WmHOa2G0neeJVaQHl4FM5kD+MO/j:0FALKw01f0ne65WFMI+MOr

Entry address:
0x24EB1

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:
6.3475

Code size:
285 KB (291,840 bytes)

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

http://aback-structurec37c4d.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIGp2G7RjjTs4RxsKsYgBkVQNHuKI5mVKI0uQjm8cOlE9nj6fYv2d U86G1AyFw9QrISg xuZPRQGs12qrOQxpn2TE7TAcqVOg70Vg1BA0c 7ehGasqTRam3 0GSe5k4gb3z1m92Jt1pNIyZwL5rBTWAU DhB8l6TAea47pR69AFwBdt2521CDdtdkpM deHP dR5dlT7hj/62qiIBeRVB8NW0IgZ4zwUrJTTVydbsqnB1SnAWOPq 9aY7TOkbkDP 5Nxh5ViB//b/F5p3sN2dL/Q3DqvpY9L9XJg9gnBnOf/RIlkpyecnf2sTigh3XOf m2lQxz277ZqPQdFGZq6nAM2hJiklKXgHqOPy7kL4TAoxYjbTzZPKgmasVTQ3G1sqj2QB6YgymSBwS/HQJJij4ZubCTGqOMruAiGJXgSjG/H2 4jD84ubUoeIMYMVtlhChuPhGAh2Hdefc9XGYmu5kuA6G94/vvUtu7YFDZGxnYmgemRQnz8kvBvXBQUjCB2y36vqMyKCJo8j 4ecAzo1NQfhMBfOOVOYuYPjHISUZwGvUBKeic39V&_sd=1&alc=1&dl=1&dlink=http://installationproxy354.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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