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FUSION INSTALL

The Fusion Installer, which is a variant of Adknowledge's download manager bundles a number of ad-supported offerings in the installer. The application update.exe, “Fusion Install ” by FUSION INSTALL has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.6-pn-installer.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by FUSION INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7c98220aa15a184a4f0785c8bfd3dd38

SHA-1:
d878874e0eb78fd84a7a3d1f0862d1c3c3668007

SHA-256:
4e73ecda45307b017fb1033fb6bcf7d83b8aad3e65b4f2d13039cb9388eb5710

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, coupon extensions, ad-supported extensions and utility offers).

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:
12/26/2024 1:51:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjr
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVU
2014.0.3986

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-271
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
17991

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2203
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.S application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3550

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.17.12

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cuifvl
0.28.0.58491

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.07.17.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALL.G
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14715

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10479

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XGSDMHC
37.0.10943

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27502

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.776
2.0.0.1791

File size:
220.8 KB (226,088 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\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FUSION INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION INSTALL, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3615E290FD8B112928257EE3CD74B519

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/28/2014 8:16:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:u+2w4XQ2UoxPCEJigzolzisJT813EaOQat2792INOq5a6pGS:p4XQ2PPv3bFEaOztV56pGS

Entry address:
0xE43B

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 92, 42, 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, 5C, 90, 42, 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:
6.3871

Code size:
156.5 KB (160,256 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://secure.6-pn-installer.com/o/.../update.exe

http://secure.2-fusioninstall.com/o/.../update.exe

http://downloadju.com/direct/.../update.exe

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