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WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 28 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 WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
60a0e41b745fdf139a658dd738a7bd63

SHA-1:
7206fff8cecb8de4861bf82ecb38035bec3f343e

SHA-256:
33c3a7e647936412df389fa6491ee4e3a19fec4f992fc19c2efaa34a02a9dbd0

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/26/2024 11:55:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
887

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.01

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxkk
7.11.170.64

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CX [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.HM
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1220

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-734067
0.98/19317

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.Z
19383

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-85132f45
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.Agent
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13218

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.01.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.04

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.S
14.9.1.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14830

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1907

File size:
236.3 KB (241,960 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:
WARP INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALLER, 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:
2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/30/2014 11:00:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:aIDYf4FoOMEg6Hf5Uw/a90Z7vwwvC6rYyK2L+J1JiAX/rL5NhpKB:T0wFoOO6uGZcwnQrJRLhpKB

Entry address:
0xE326

Entry point:
E8, F1, 64, 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...
 
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Code size:
170 KB (174,080 bytes)

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