» player-chrome.exe
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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, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 33 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

1.3.7.2

MD5:

e4f9f948a149065812a432959db021fa

SHA-1:

5e86eb4211db2ea9b2fa496985b9463947128449

SHA-256:

4a89d145c79578afc5f85755c0a071a530a1fcb5ac923c7fa445286be50d1712

Scanner detections:

33 / 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:

4/25/2024 9:57:58 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

885

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/iBryte.bxjq

7.11.141.184

avast!

Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]

140813-1

AVG

Adware AdPlugin.GH

2014.0.4015

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1225

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Ibryte-229

0.98/19319

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.IBryte.U

18064

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28561

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Z application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-02-09_3

G Data

Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller

14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11684

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.09.02.04

McAfee

Artemis!123F83C088D5

5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwbnyw

0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.02.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N

14.9.2.16

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E

23.00.65.14831

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant

10384

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0515

7.2.245

Vba32 AntiVirus

suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Optimum Installer

28115

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Agent.Win32.185663

2.0.0.1776

File size:

234.8 KB (240,416 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.7.2

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 5:59:59 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:

4/27/2014 3:00:13 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:0B1n3rpKkHutrAhqcHYF0S3nspoN5/M2H9jpwZHk7Y8Y2JiCyti4T5trpv+:0/FKKhxY5V/RiGsrpv+

Entry address:

0xDF58

Entry point:

E8, 0F, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, C2, 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, C0, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.3784

Code size:

169 KB (173,056 bytes)

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