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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 33 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. 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

1.3.7.2

MD5:

2be49dbac361e6cc6c54277d2e6a9574

SHA-1:

9f6ac13e4df74ccc8ae457c02a69c9ba53b6fd3b

SHA-256:

966cdc3a2803996b50d2f6766cfd994f39ea3f75d6b75800cf281fe1dc190178

Scanner detections:

33 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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:

4/24/2024 9:37:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

866

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/iBryte.bxjz

7.11.150.60

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140921

AVG

AdPlugin

2015.0.3344

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1320

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.IBryte.U

18286

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader9.59551

9.0.1.0264

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

14.09.21

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.V.gen (variant)

8.9814

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-21-09_1

G Data

Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup (25).exe (Adware)

2014.12.4.5

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12109

Kaspersky

HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic

14.0.0.3215

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.09.21.11

McAfee

Artemis!123F83C088D5

5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwgube

0.28.0.59911

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.21.11

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N

14.9.21.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Agent!6.162B

23.00.65.14919

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant

10345

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0515

7.2.264

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

29314

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Agent.Win32.185889

2.0.0.1791

File size:

226.8 KB (232,224 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.7.2

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:

WARP INSTALL

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:

4/8/2014 5:00:28 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:wp/vABYurOh+8vJiRq9iTOn7U0kNNzvUD8XtzU+5/rb5nypEsi:wdAKurOhtyqoS76LzvqeFhypEsi

Entry address:

0xF55C

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:

6.3999

Code size:

161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://1.735322.getsecureinstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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