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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 THIS has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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 THIS)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2cf38dff5aab2a51912f92bf0d93567d

SHA-1:
bccc10f46efd2a6747e466d4a8e1ce154748169c

SHA-256:
a0377e46dcb3637466cf0f8f8f7dd6bd754a0064dff6f67ff48be0f6bcd82694

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
5/3/2024 12:49:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.VC
2014.0.3986

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3565

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.14.12

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.14.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.S
14.7.14.0

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
204.8 KB (209,696 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 THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, 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:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/11/2014 4:01:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:UUVLaM6IsT9j4tzug8oM9zCJXDpJsJimGKP5pAIJ+5nwpFOW4:UUI/jUuYzpBIpAIJ0wpFq

Entry address:
0xACC8

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 38, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4050

Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 bytes)

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