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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 37 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
da7fd3ec652011e355f573d3cce96aee

SHA-1:
665c5ecc35298549f592a14f47d4959e85dfc3c3

SHA-256:
5a9263302f9bee0cc26f03e69fd129bc60feb6d89f303979669870b1f7cdf1d1

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/23/2024 12:48:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AG
6736976

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.03.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3176

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1539

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.340

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-747976
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AG
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
3/9/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AG
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2373

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.03.09.08

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
16.0.0.204

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Application.Bundler.AG
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.09.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.9.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15307

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Downloader/Variant
10008

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:
234.3 KB (239,904 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 5:59:59 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:
7/17/2014 7:39:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:INB72q+8l3GS0pcHKtASznZqbpUGpPVRs3Fm3V4EqqIJdJiVHUa9HAB5Pu7pWFQo:WBq+l3GS0WSzn3GJVRARxqBiu7pWF/

Entry address:
0x12541

Entry point:
E8, 96, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, B2, 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, B0, 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:
6.3556

Code size:
166.5 KB (170,496 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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