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player-chrome.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL THIS 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

93136d8c20d91549ebe6df69d5b2b3c0

SHA-1:

376f4f722a4608f0fe79109e8c5b8dc31fa73e9d

SHA-256:

482833cb52bc784935803e6a833973251ad01b3effc505dc533ce113ed6028e4

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:

4/26/2024 6:20:38 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

926

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.IBryte

14.07.24

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.147.26

avast!

Win32:IBryte-DV [PUP]

140617-1

AVG

Adware AdPlugin.VM

2014.0.3986

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

1.0.20.1025

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Agent-747976

0.98/21411

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18251

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28296

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314

8.14.07.24.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-c255719d

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Agent

11.2014-24-07_5

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.iBryte

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12013

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte

14.0.0.3514

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.07.24.02

McAfee

GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C

5600.7060

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

15.0.0.615

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz

0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.07.24.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.N

14.7.24.2

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B

23.00.65.14722

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Downloader/Variant

10465

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.iBryte

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4778314

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.iBryte.Win32.854

2.0.0.1790

File size:

229.3 KB (234,784 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

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:

INSTALL THIS

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, 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:

022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/17/2014 4:00:12 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:PwhBcSCfrdNLluyo3WjEgGpO9M7b7FW3FoUOYJKJi0YhH0WIv6S5/WpvgRWQ:YuSZyomHGc9MfVNY7S6YWpvgp

Entry address:

0x11151

Entry point:

E8, 96, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, A2, 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, A0, 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:

161.5 KB (165,376 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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