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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Liquidbuild 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 maniacal-spongebfd245.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Liquidbuild)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
333b8f8c06819dc15bfb755b6496101c

SHA-1:
a4f6fafa599f4f590694ec754f1eac7053e4ddb1

SHA-256:
184e9cf1d26ce1eb701adf8011b99baa2ef61d2c618e51a136abcb43c7d10471

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:
11/27/2024 2:08:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.13.11

File size:
248.9 KB (254,840 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:
Liquidbuild

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Liquidbuild, O=Liquidbuild, 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:
008FC3C0F7127DA5163CC077AE5035B2ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/28/2014 10:00:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x16101

Entry point:
E8, CC, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 5C, 81, 41, 00, CC, CC, 68, 6D, 61, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, D0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, AC, 5C...
 
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Entropy:
5.2599

Code size:
91 KB (93,184 bytes)

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

http://maniacal-spongebfd245.com/track/install?gluid=rKzwUDLgeQsue8CkOkdldkJip 575rFreRo18NTRQjg/udmd/rFExg9CTTfNdadwF3jzAwfT0QlJ9uraEwQVqrjX2EkKSfpplJ7u3/ihHirSWHs9hOEkOaiAAXJEYBzBQjvgPDTnCpqwKPD RThQNn7ovGrdok2SCmUHZPRzWZNL1Py7Ov4sQLFyQ3Q5os6y07EkKf67o3Ar9tnjPIFdi5/hXUtRV8rzbxFFGDj VyoMhwkNHsEDX3 Hpvt1d2x2vl/Bv3CrbWhZEe4CEgmYfEF6RpmVvJGqbhhgXX3DnJvEvfR00FTXLEb7NLb4XEG4cZ6C7TBcHAgHWYbvz2V13HWxjaA3YjX6892Gsd62cTrJ4w9nvsM66H4dtIyqpCME&dlink=http://installationproxy365.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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