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WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by WARP INSTALL 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
654ab7ae21778836e0059a72a51baaf4

SHA-1:
135545bffdaa7dc31b37f7a1d927397437b84711

SHA-256:
6377ba06d9d737598b2e55f68f3d2aa1bb69a1f7ab19e319ded1f37d42d7371e

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:57:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
885

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemno
7.11.137.138

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BL
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.1225

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6790
0.98/19322

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
18038

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.S application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.02.03

McAfee
Artemis!CD34483B0956
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.58394

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N
14.9.2.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10384

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10841

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0314
7.2.245

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27460

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185140
2.0.0.1773

File size:
217.3 KB (222,496 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:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALL, 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/23/2014 6:00:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:yP1PO7A7Fnh6oqxojJiDliXiqpDXFuf0gOMl9q5aZLi5KUkpaL49F:yP1POsh1SXjuY8gOE9xBUkpaL49F

Entry address:
0xD70B

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, AC, 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:
6.4090

Code size:
153 KB (156,672 bytes)

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