player-chrome.exe

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, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
4b41b03c4b153f84a4aa2097076093b9

SHA-1:
7b00e567be937cd91e93ee1b4f8de13b69928c10

SHA-256:
91c39a1bc38a12104814340e20d1da066811368eab0e40ccbd689c59f1aa797a

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:26:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjq
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-140515

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3474

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18064

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9ENT.53807
9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9647

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

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
14.5.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3863

Malwarebytes
v2014.05.15.07

McAfee
Artemis!123F83C088D5
5600.7130

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwbnyw
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.05.15.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N
14.5.15.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14513

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant
10604

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0515
7.2.135

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28115

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185663
2.0.0.1776

File size:
226.3 KB (231,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 8:59:59 PM

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:
4/7/2014 6:00:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:AfcxjRphVh+oiJiGyjZNVn7U0MNYztqD8Xt4s+g/OJ5ngp7as1:c49p3htYydf76yzt4eGLgp7as1

Entry address:
0xF3AC

Entry point:
E8, 1B, 48, 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, A2, 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, A0, 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:
6.4011

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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