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WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 31 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 WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2659f3ead5df5495d5626b2828948536

SHA-1:
0b4db47ff741911a3add3c36e4fa19c8cd004282

SHA-256:
cb45a042a1979daee51979bfef058ed683f8f9e210c95623d13b11cd246b7e22

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/27/2024 12:26:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
870

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.148.146

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CY [PUP]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.JD
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1305

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
14.09.18

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA (variant)
8.9777

F-Prot
W32/A-85132f45
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-18-09_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of face_off_max_3.6.0.8by_mayoufi_tunisia-sat.rar.exe (Adware)
2014.11.23.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.3235

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.18.01

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7004

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.783

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.N
14.9.18.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14916

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29022

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
240.8 KB (246,568 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:
WARP INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP 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:
2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/5/2014 10:00:19 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tMjbVZEsURN3CZeS+RKkMDxPGqrn2GZ24wBJi4wwROoP59Ppkx:tMtZZUT3O+wkMY6fZ2YWPpkx

Entry address:
0xF512

Entry point:
E8, 85, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, D2, 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, 3C, D0, 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:
6.3902

Code size:
174.5 KB (178,688 bytes)

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