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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 Build Input)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
55901828bbe7cbc89781a7a7d665bb81

SHA-1:
087eefa6677882f6e2c877c361e32a58c47f539e

SHA-256:
b64f864f86d9094cb1c060fe7a80bf35256b6481fb69317939b3bee467451c97

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/9/2024 12:00:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.16.12

File size:
236.4 KB (242,040 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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\burn\burn\player-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Build Input

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, 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:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/2/2014 2:00:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xFAD3

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 52, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 52, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 52, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 52, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 52, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 51, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 52, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 52, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2215

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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