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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:
adf9b2ab070da327b7d2969829363a6c

SHA-1:
7483fa58b14d7180d43697b5189f82675afddb8d

SHA-256:
3df939db95c6b004bee961b2b821b2f9b33e63225fa3793693c1b338c4f7445e

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 '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:
4/25/2024 9:43:14 PM 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:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3400

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.YYWR
18950

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6099
9.0.1.0208

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
14.0.0.3496

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.27.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenInst.dccylu
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.27.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.N
14.7.27.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.17CF
23.00.65.14725

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10457

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
312.8 KB (320,288 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)

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:
7/26/2014 5:08:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/06s7Q1RV7IpAMHiRQxjlpPWM74ilgt9GHDfgYI75hUpFpC/:/rs8f70H0KpecTl7rgT0HpC/

Entry address:
0x177B5

Entry point:
E8, 02, 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, C4, 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, C0, 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:
6.3902

Code size:
235.5 KB (241,152 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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