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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 19 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:
bf41ae18eeebd62286128347cc947fac

SHA-1:
5f87a3e820d7e76b235f82ffe0a7913c9bbc01c9

SHA-256:
ab2193887be63a3e497fab267d7655f94df973d9664202580c2a9fc6756fbfb7

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/25/2024 7:32:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.26

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxlo
7.11.163.82

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DY [PUP]
2014.9-140729

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3398

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.YYWR
18950

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6099
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12795

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3486

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.29.07

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenInst.dccylu
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.29.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.N
14.7.29.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.17CF
23.00.65.14727

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10453

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
307.3 KB (314,656 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 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:
7/28/2014 4:00:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ULZaleu+bpn+prjSlkCi7ESyPLB7zQop+tf:Ukypzlkx7ZAB7zhp+p

Entry address:
0x16315

Entry point:
E8, 22, 8E, 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, B4, 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, B0, 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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Entropy:
6.4029

Code size:
230 KB (235,520 bytes)

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