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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 38 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7fb02d12817be98c068b2160aa4c886d

SHA-1:
5f229ec837acc6ef78eb86b92730d9638c4ec373

SHA-256:
1294bfa89d577df31697869bfc630ae667d3860849b5350d4ec914853e816bf7

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 3:18:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.Y
371

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.26

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxlo
7.11.163.82

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2849

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.Y
1.0.20.145

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Ibryte-79
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.YYWR
18950

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.Y
8.16.01.29.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/29/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-33d183c0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.Y
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12795

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.742

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.29.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D06D84983289
5600.6505

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.Y
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenInst.dccylu
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Downloader
11.20160129

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.06.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.29.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLTHIS.Installer (M)
16.1.29.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16127

Sophos
PUA.iBryte Optimum Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9356

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.QODbcf
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0717
7.2.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1373
2.0.0.1899

File size:
315.3 KB (322,848 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:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 8:59:59 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:
7/18/2014 6:28:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:AriNkJdFZiYiBZNENLrgo2SLhp+bTVU4al63opi9:AXL6NENLrtvh2gpi9

Entry address:
0x181F5

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, D4, 43, 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, 84, D0, 43, 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:
238 KB (243,712 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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