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, “Fusion Install ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 45 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.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
966630962bc8bddf68e79122d1d738a5

SHA-1:
b9dae71a9d7b2d4e1f2504b8d711a7efb1ccedc1

SHA-256:
b4e3e63f2a36e6b12abdf62f4659fa6bab2f95d55756c7b8eb33e35ca11bd2fc

Scanner detections:
45 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:21:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
678

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
15.03.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjd
7.11.152.10

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-150328

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3156

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.435

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6855
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.S
18362

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.087

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.15.03.28.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.S application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
3/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-28-03_7

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.3.7

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12244

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2276

Malwarebytes
v2015.03.28.06

McAfee
Artemis!CD34483B0956
5600.6812

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
16.0.0.261

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cwajlu
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
11.20150328

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.28.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.28.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.15326

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10841

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0314
7.2.87

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27460

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185140
2.0.0.1773

File size:
218.8 KB (224,032 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:

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:
3/21/2014 2:00:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:3YfBQACjWwyUJiHKwaiqpDZFze0zOuG9q5lZisc7FVx5KOkpaiu:IfBQnjWwyD9A9VzO19fsc7FVmOkpaiu

Entry address:
0xDD5B

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 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, AC, 82, 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, 5C, 80, 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:
6.4078

Code size:
154.5 KB (158,208 bytes)

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