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player-chrome.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Fusion Install (signed by System Applet)

Product:

Fusion Install

Description:

Fusion Install

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

5b1b82fa9d3e13b4208eb872dffa0913

SHA-1:

02e22a33bc5a53bc076573f837747868c11eb52a

SHA-256:

0563d3fc5f7ccd1fbfc49c9c95c0bcf1b42e712482464f97492fdf6a8301d15c

Scanner detections:

36 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:

4/25/2024 12:32:51 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

836

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.IBryte

14.10.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.147.26

avast!

Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]

141003-0

AVG

Adware AdPlugin.OU

2014.0.4040

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.iBryte

4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Agent-747976

0.98/21411

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18251

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.27075

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

14.10.22

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AG application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381

10/22/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-c255719d

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Agent

11.2014-22-10_4

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.iBryte

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12013

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.10.22.02

McAfee

GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C

5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz

0.28.0.59608

Norman

Downloader

11.20141022

nProtect

Adware.IBryte.R

14.07.15.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.10.22.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.N

14.10.22.2

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B

23.00.65.141020

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant

10285

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.iBryte

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4778314

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.iBryte.Win32.854

2.0.0.1790

File size:

221.9 KB (227,192 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\player-chrome.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

System Applet

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:

18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/8/2014 5:00:18 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:bxq4MOxfucEcfCHE7KeSIbMdpJiBON1P9kOzqG5NFpvP:c4jWH6CHgMM8yOFpvP

Entry address:

0xF5D7

Entry point:

E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 82, 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, 38, 80, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.3560

Code size:

154.5 KB (158,208 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install4500.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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