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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 36 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:
d15ce5ce6292eef484362afab1c0150d

SHA-1:
489f36ef05b0a15eac9dabaaeb6653ba5701b29a

SHA-256:
c2de4c8f29058b050f043d46445a20f02a86c619e4b4d7b7dde8cb97839b1692

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:02:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
354

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemno
7.11.138.176

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2832

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.230

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6581
0.98/19869

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S
17984

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.S application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/15/2016

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

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

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.657

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.02

McAfee
Artemis!CD34483B0956
5600.6488

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cvgamb
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
11.20160215

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINSTALL.Installer (M)
16.2.15.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9322

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0314
7.2.46

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

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29396

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185140
2.0.0.1773

File size:
218.8 KB (224,032 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 3:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 2:59:59 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:
3/21/2014 9:00:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:0YfBQACjWwyUJiHKwaiqpDZFze0zOuG9q5lZisc7FVx5KOkp0EY:FfBQnjWwyD9A9VzO19fsc7FVmOkp0EY

Entry address:
0xDD5B

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:
6.4082

Code size:
154.5 KB (158,208 bytes)

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

http://secure.7-fusioninstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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