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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, “Fusion Install ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 31 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6c3d938952d65941765783929d3acd3b

SHA-1:
711dbf8920889af174c98cc3806789fe71373c90

SHA-256:
6fb6197ef87a114283d487e419dbf43680e9b0f699d9a81e10c3518cb3dda8cf

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

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:
5/1/2024 8:19:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
943

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.04.18

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjm
7.11.158.134

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-140418

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3501

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.940

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-726511
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18765

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.14449
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.V.gen application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-07-07_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of convertav_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.3

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3998

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.18.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.564

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Siggen6.cwulhk
0.28.0.60577

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.18.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N
14.4.18.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.14416

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10658

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10841

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185574
2.0.0.1845

File size:
229.3 KB (234,784 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:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
4/1/2014 3:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:rIiX9tbs+ru0JitV1E3nEFW/W0lZvl4TJq3tftF45Xl4pmG:rI4HbsC6McOW0lNq9yp+l4pmG

Entry address:
0x1017B

Entry point:
E8, BC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A8, 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, 60, 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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Code size:
164.5 KB (168,448 bytes)

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

http://secure.7-fusioninstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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