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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:
da03527f6ff41cd7122e00be1982b04d

SHA-1:
e17c66abfd22a177a03978de586883c6d982d396

SHA-256:
af7340dc344ba1074fa575138c0f7ade75e50df4bb7774d888d6a3ba145f37e8

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 8:38:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Activity.Bundler (M)
16.4.6.0

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:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
12/27/2014 2:00:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jZw0YgIUbkGHllIrHnJJsvhHz34JyD+KyChM:jZwZzyNlIrHJK5D42+KyCK

Entry address:
0x24D41

Entry point:
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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=gyaEYiQh4MIGp2G7RjjTs6kygsrZA5j/ndiJeRTvfUnPwvh0NfgGZu/XnvS6XknhzsfcvIYHTZ6/3IyR1arAewSPiRN9QNpso ZaBuamx7S0SloyAaZ5/xGHA9xLmQQw03VQO/PdX83oUGXd62rWMu5YXwQYlixQcWIVCyKdJZglb33xRcGhdnMKV1Dtn0n7ueK72RdabUhR9bZNmMbMTA4dCDJlp7HnwqXYqsiZvVbOnlXEPwEs/SDTebKLnBDzUSSpOadYQqrxRKCqmodc7CpPxmbS2x50A5CF5zWR8hCZ rLbJauXnlVaf68wyrtGowUg3UNCyYEuEQADHOe Z8QXRL5GmpLWApqsfb5b09shPHL4Znrefsnq7CUolXEDHByTh2xMqLuF1YZjg0Lx7Ep9zGpBlm8ZeVXiJRuKJt41X8n/vucodWlkzQWZFfd9KCK7nCyazaYSB15jnrr6KiWMxA5KP9syD9ogBmizd9KQ/HacnGmJmqfqSwKP30ZuF0v40e/TjFHdJhy0ZT78JUAQMt wDtzy6UlnIDO9g3M=&_sd=1&alc=1&dl=1&dlink=http://installationproxy355.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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