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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 50 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
1d52e1b6fbe09d2314774b0feeae7055

SHA-1:
0727bf264e3d519535dbd881ba19c5353fa9a654

SHA-256:
c50c24432bf52b727ae561d3e09cf4f118296610ff9f7bc551643f124c5db891

Scanner detections:
50 / 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:
4/23/2024 11:29:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
920

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]
2014.9-140730

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3398

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1055

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6884
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27130
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-30-07_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.30.03

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!AD81F02F91A3
5600.7054

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.633

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.07.30.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FUSIONINSTALLER.N
14.7.30.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14728

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10453

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:
226.8 KB (232,232 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:
6/10/2014 1:00:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:qfkqvQWsbrYZKzuzYu1IIYhtmxHJiVtUMMW6m+Y75Q8p0C:q7vM/4FYuD5tLh8p0C

Entry address:
0x11F07

Entry point:
E8, 1C, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 6C, 93, 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, 40, 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:
6.3620

Code size:
160 KB (163,840 bytes)

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