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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 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 FUSION INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7344e4231765dfdf18c513ac7d76b65f

SHA-1:
1b5712a26911c342de36c3206cfcea6774b524d3

SHA-256:
4f234ace9f5c99f6bf443f798f5b6dc1502b643f7aeaf6514bf1ed4d4021dc8f

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:
4/19/2024 12:55:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
355

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstal.opwb
7.11.152.50

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DB [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.230

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Ibryte-12
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26807
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.145314
8.16.02.15.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AF application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.11

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!9C941A3E0AA7
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zusy.cyhpmk
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
16.02.15.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FUSIONINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.15.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9322

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:
222.8 KB (228,136 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 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:
6/16/2014 2:00:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:fKxtYKgM0WIekig3C++Yibywp+gFag2RtJiIRqF/iQB4OdOk/S58LpKE9:uaHWIb3fO+gf2bYa6G6LpKE9

Entry address:
0x10BF8

Entry point:
E8, 1F, 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, 74, 83, 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, 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:
6.3547

Code size:
155.5 KB (159,232 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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