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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SETUP RUN has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by SETUP RUN)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4307dceac9e6879bd90cc5e2aca2901f

SHA-1:
03cf01a8dbaa7e1ffeb2598d48808479c9092527

SHA-256:
141af68e94180ce0eb3dac236eac8acaef02857c1540679ecf91d0e012d4b682

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:04:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-160130

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.030

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.737

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.30.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SETUPRUN.Bundler (M)
16.1.30.16

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9354

File size:
216.3 KB (221,464 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\player-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SETUP RUN

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SETUP RUN, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SETUP RUN, 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:
2C05523ED0912488068E049952C78263

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2014 4:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JtEcZ9oIAJiqD2xNKDVF3jAO/Xuc7UKKQsc7+aM56ip95:7xZqD7hEO/uhgsc7+aHip95

Entry address:
0xD46B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 47, 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, 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, 5C, 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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Entropy:
6.3910

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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