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player-chrome.exe

FUSION INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by FUSION INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 35 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:

Premium Installer (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

42c827baa29665059438b6af9a1c63f3

SHA-1:

02e73cec07a192cf9081f279727ebc4974c6e205

SHA-256:

3e84961ab3075665221c57a94cdcec61c55888b38bad839d3c65a692cefb0732

Scanner detections:

35 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/20/2024 2:56:21 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

5823642

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller

2014.06.02

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/OptInstall.zaxz

7.11.153.72

avast!

Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]

141119-1

AVG

Adware AdPlugin.LR

2014.0.4189

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-6884

0.98/19185

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18308

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.26807

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AE application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

W32/Wonton.J!tr

11/22/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-c255719d

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-22-11_7

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.InstallBundler

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.178.12257

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.11.22.12

McAfee

Generic-FAIN!AD81F02F91A3

5600.6939

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk

0.28.0.59921

Norman

Downloader

11.20141122

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.229160

14.09.16.01

Panda Antivirus

PUP/iBryte

14.11.22.12

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALLER.N

14.11.22.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B

23.00.65.141120

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant

10223

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.iBryte

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.iBryte.Win32.942

2.0.0.1860

File size:

219.8 KB (225,064 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:

FUSION INSTALLER

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION INSTALLER, 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:

21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/24/2014 6:00:16 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:ezUhbix6f2vz9IIKPZWlTElpSKBMCiJiPeA9PlB25tkpt3:LmE/IKRWlT6MC94kpt3

Entry address:

0xEF67

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... 
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Code size:

153 KB (156,672 bytes)

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