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Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
51601507c439821618c791cb31e47fe1

SHA-1:
9ca5de5927df7f1aded5f08e816bd4047258cfda

SHA-256:
bbf9e0cced44b315a8cc37403ef3f312cd05c8bfecdd780bda6a2ab37f783a7b

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:14:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
805

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxox
7.11.179.120

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FC [PUP]
2014.9-140917

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3348

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.141122

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19844

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32399
9.0.1.0260

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
8.14.11.22.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BL (variant)
8.10584

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
11/22/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.22.13

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2908

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.17.08

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6939

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.devqei
0.28.2.62671

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141122

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832.C
14.10.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.17.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.N
14.9.17.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141120

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10222

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.326

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1815
2.0.0.1959

File size:
269.4 KB (275,832 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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 5:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:s92ug2Cr0AiK91nRQOMGmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGsl0N:sEuRC4AR91tTDkbJqL3J7HgGs2N

Entry address:
0x16CAF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 91, 41, 00, 68, 19, 6D, 41, 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, E0, 41, 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, FF, 75, 08, 68, 5A, 68, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1321

Code size:
94 KB (96,256 bytes)

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