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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 18 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d8048bf3f23009565e8ed010b8bd241d

SHA-1:
7f35eb8ec119a3e2ffcf7d2b46103ff0915155d1

SHA-256:
afab80d8d351da6fe1d82ac42e3906712499fc9ecf9e6c1a1fdcafaacbbcbaff

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 3:38:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxlo
7.11.163.82

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DY [PUP]
2014.9-140725

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.WM
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.YYWR
18950

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6099
9.0.1.0206

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
14.0.0.3508

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.25.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenInst.dccylu
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.25.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.N
14.7.25.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.17CF
23.00.65.14723

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10462

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
308.8 KB (316,192 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:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 2:59:59 AM

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:
7/22/2014 6:00:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SG7tyWW94wUf9EipgYw5iHPtm2d4/wGPFlbTpkQ:NDi4CYwYH1AwGPFNpkQ

Entry address:
0x167A5

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, B4, 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, B0, 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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Code size:
231.5 KB (237,056 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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