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player-chrome.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 34 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 File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5fcccf660627e9a136362009d2de6c9d

SHA-1:
76f94513ca8903a4177aecf5ddfb28f14c043edf

SHA-256:
d53a69d255a4804869a668d868fb9aefbcc157a11036fc838b544a853de966d9

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
5/17/2024 5:27:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
860

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.DownLoader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.10.06

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.176.180

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EX [PUP]
2014.9-140928

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3338

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14928

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1355

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-459
0.98/19476

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19714

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31168
9.0.1.0271

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
8.14.09.28.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI (variant)
8.10515

F-Prot
W32/A-e3403a0b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-28-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fl_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.9.18

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bundler
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3184

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.28.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0D59CA479E98
5600.6994

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.813

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.deojtq
0.28.2.62440

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140928

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.28.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.N
14.9.28.6

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1727
2.0.0.1944

File size:
141.4 KB (144,760 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/6/2014 2:15:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:crYcOvNxdJ1UYLpfKzYG9O1mMXrIakTCmSw:9LpfAYG9O1Jw

Entry address:
0x93E7

Entry point:
E8, 4C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, B8, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, 44, B1, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, 59, 94, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, F0, 40, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
6.0746

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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

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

http://secure.20-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://myquickfiles.com/track/install?adprovider=marmarfc&source=mobit_newlink&_al=1&_cb=1&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider={adprovider}&source={source}&context=ZhdXVpZD1hZjg2ZDVmNC1jZWU5LTRkMTAtOWY4ZS0xMWJlMzVjNDRhYzQ&dlink=http://secure.20-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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