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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 36 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a4f1e58941626261d3510cd776a9b596

SHA-1:
bb9876bac27c6d9abd0f6c3d17b3a6f1ad6422b8

SHA-256:
d2f4d318b228e20f40c7e18bc717cf811f54cd0054c57e2ad71f3d1a4146fd1a

Scanner detections:
36 / 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 6:38:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
14.04.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.144.160

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140417

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3501

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1100

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7113
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18144

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2165
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
8/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.7.6.23

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.4000

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.17.09

McAfee
Artemis!5032EA165D47
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1708840
14.05.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.06.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.N
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.14415

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.ObNUKJD
37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.220

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD300467.UVPA
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28194

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120254
2.0.0.1785

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:rtohBldpQEQyy8W/kcZsRjjcMb+RjuEzpsA:r2vl88W/UXb+RjuTA

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:
6.4347

Code size:
393 KB (402,432 bytes)

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