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player-chrome.exe

WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 34 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 WARP INSTALLER)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

391deebf0763e45260e87a91a6d95c18

SHA-1:

519994dd4aaf332bc7283623858f7eae31f74e39

SHA-256:

8f327084c9e4002ef85d4a941f5b6e8c21b9f760e607de2ecc455cdd5e5768bc

Scanner detections:

34 / 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:

4/18/2024 2:20:20 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

801

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller

2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.147.26

avast!

Win32:IBryte-EG [PUP]

141119-1

AVG

Adware AdPlugin.QY

2014.0.4189

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

1.0.20.1650

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Agent-723622

0.98/21511

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18251

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28561

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AC application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.2238381

11/26/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-512ed8f8

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Agent

11.2014-26-11_4

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.iBryte

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12013

Kaspersky

Trojan.Win32.Badur

14.0.0.2888

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.11.26.10

McAfee

GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C

5600.6935

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

15.0.0.990

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz

0.28.0.59608

nProtect

Trojan/W32.Badur.226088

14.11.26.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.11.26.10

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.N

14.11.26.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B

23.00.65.141124

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant

10213

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:

220.8 KB (226,088 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 INSTALLER

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/4/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

9/21/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP 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:

2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/20/2014 2:40:28 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:7vM/t9wwvCCBnYAckbQEKkSmr8VJijmxVf3SoI5typNa:Lgrv197NbQs84JoMypNa

Entry address:

0xFD87

Entry point:

E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 92, 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, 38, 90, 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:

6.3752

Code size:

156.5 KB (160,256 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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