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player-chrome.exe

WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 37 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 INSTALLER)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

1c9f0a095c684877960083f1aeffde29

SHA-1:

b9b05d038f63a5144117479746a9d641c363cc4e

SHA-256:

f2e9d1a377f598f22e97214561ca59f9ef59be6a591eb4004ceb1cc031492cfa

Scanner detections:

37 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:

4/27/2024 3:13:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

6184438

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller

2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.147.26

avast!

Win32:IBryte-DA [PUP]

141214-1

AVG

Adware AdPlugin

2015.0.3256

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.iBryte

4.0.3.141218

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1760

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Application-484

0.98/19805

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP

18286

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28561

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.Agent

9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

W32/Wonton.J!tr

12/18/2014

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.Agent

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.iBryte

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12013

Kaspersky

Trojan.Win32.Badur

14.0.0.2775

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.12.18.11

McAfee

Program.IBryte-FSU

16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

15.0.0.1056

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz

0.28.0.59608

Norman

Application.Bundler.Agent.B

04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.247592

14.08.01.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.18.11

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.N

14.12.18.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B

23.00.65.141216

Sophos

PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'

5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant

10169

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.iBryte

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4778314

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.iBryte.Win32.854

2.0.0.1790

File size:

240.3 KB (246,056 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

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 INSTALLER

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP 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:

2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/9/2014 2:00:21 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:QaJCIJaOM8/i1c48vhkH51MrHh2dFGfJiy03OPu5dGpiVP:F7aAIc48ZkHUY+PqGpiVP

Entry address:

0xF232

Entry point:

E8, 45, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, D2, 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, 3C, D0, 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:

6.3836

Code size:

174 KB (178,176 bytes)

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