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SOFTWARE INSTALLER

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by SOFTWARE INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 36 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. 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 SOFTWARE INSTALLER)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
27270b0938b11c35030dea0ff53c67b8

SHA-1:
8818f12e3b067917c1c12a4130ab6f47fd41aaf8

SHA-256:
7b8ca98b41ecbf8e0b40c5ccbfff45097a8c1c4ba5c86358bffd48ee9fcfdd4b

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:33:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
363

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DR [PUP]
2014.9-160207

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2841

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.190

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7183
0.98/19502

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18016

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.038

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.07.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte
10.9612

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/7/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-07-02_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.698

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.07.08

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.6497

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
17.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Downloader
11.20160207

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.07.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.dbe
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SOFTWAREINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.7.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.16205

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9338

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.GXYKAVC
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.38

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent.bkfx
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27850

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185015
2.0.0.1925

File size:
216.3 KB (221,488 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:
SOFTWARE INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SOFTWARE INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SOFTWARE 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:
652F70E683E058123B6C29E79760D2E0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2014 4:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:jtEcZ9oIAJiqD2xNKDVF3jAO/Xuc7UKKQsc7+aM56ipEqy5XN:ZxZqD7hEO/uhgsc7+aHipEqypN

Entry address:
0xD46B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 82, 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, 5C, 80, 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:
6.3914

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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