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player-chrome.exe

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 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Fusion Install (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:

Fusion Install

Description:

Fusion Install

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

8ada186d1db60e8072a16bdde6b1ccb9

SHA-1:

4b28987aeec135fb923263c85078ef7dc3a3a408

SHA-256:

76b7fea7143960491b5ea01c9db71f3b651c588eba8edc55d04fe6bd2520de30

Scanner detections:

27 / 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:

4/26/2024 2:20:45 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Downloader

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.IBryte

15.12.28

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/iBryte.qoemno

7.11.137.138

avast!

Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]

2014.9-151228

AVG

Skodna.Generic

2016.0.2881

Comodo Security

TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.S

18038

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2319

9.0.1.0362

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)

9.9549

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/IBryte

12/28/2015

G Data

Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller

15.12.24

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

14.0.0.902

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2015.12.28.04

McAfee

Artemis!CD34483B0956

5600.6537

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe

0.28.0.58394

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.12.28.04

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINSTALL.Installer (M)

15.12.28.16

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5

23.00.65.151226

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant

9420

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10841

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0314

7.2.362

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:

216.3 KB (221,472 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:

WARP INSTALL

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:

3/4/2014 4:44:40 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:JtEcZ9oIAJiqD2xNKDVF3jAO/Xuc7UKKQsc7+aM56ipkuw:7xZqD7hEO/uhgsc7+aHipkuw

Entry address:

0xD46B

Entry point:

E8, CC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 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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Code size:

152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

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

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