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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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 INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6451f01420577724f241f57fcd8a441d

SHA-1:
983c0d77990f427f8082b25d613bd02fad3e922b

SHA-256:
570d4a8f1f2b6342ad69584d84fce240e7b449426c3f43ab0f19663a13dca88c

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:26:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.593289
943

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
14.04.17

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnb
7.11.141.246

avast!
Win32:IBryte-CD [PUP]
2014.9-140417

AVG
Adware InstallCore.P
2015.0.3501

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.935

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6804
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18069

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2165
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
7/6/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.593289
11.2014-06-07_1

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of update.exe (Adware)
2014.7.6.23

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11696

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.4000

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.17.09

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.7077

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
15.0.0.561

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1708840
14.05.12.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.07.06.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.N
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14415

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10499

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EHeKKHD
37.0.10885

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.187

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28128

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120254
2.0.0.1775

File size:
539.8 KB (552,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

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:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/7/2014 11:01:43 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:p5RrTh9dBgZbjyvkqq3lZKLAeSsALygM0NZuqpco:t5BhvkqREeULygM0NE5o

Entry address:
0x3B5E8

Entry point:
E8, C7, 60, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 28, 7D, 47, 00, E8, CA, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, 23, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, CA, 62, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 2C, 70, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D6, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AD, 61, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, 0F, 48, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 02, 56, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 2A, 54, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 21, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4337

Code size:
402.5 KB (412,160 bytes)

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