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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 40 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e4e64b8adea081dbf0279dc75db6bb54

SHA-1:
b985854f78caba6468d77f4e0de4311d7164ffa6

SHA-256:
6472415e321a9c694b49e86f4104c8fc29137df35781d8a5bf8c5dcaf99d41fd

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:13:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
355

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.01.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.M
7.11.130.82

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16214

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6916
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
17759

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.14.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/14/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.661

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.14.08

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.2.60881

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.05.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/iBryte
16.02.14.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
16.2.14.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9323

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.PCJfcRB
37.0.11060

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.45

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD30051C.UVPA
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120232
2.0.0.1771

File size:
530.3 KB (543,016 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:
2/14/2014 12:30:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:StohBldpQEQyy8W/kcZsRjjcMb+RjuEzphX:S2vl88W/UXb+RjuCX

Entry address:
0x35E39

Entry point:
E8, BB, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, 5D, 47, 00, E8, 41, 36, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 1C, 03, 48, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, BE, 8F, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 20, 9D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 4D, 36, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, EF, 47, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F2, 82, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 1A, 81, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, E3, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4349

Code size:
393 KB (402,432 bytes)

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