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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 41 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5e8f3797723030ca23c854c341e1d01b

SHA-1:
c0ad24938ecc072084e5d21afb6ea30f217cefc2

SHA-256:
5a675c0d446880ae6e992499ce111827d80337160e06e36d7ef13bb22047437c

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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:
5/30/2024 10:30:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
361

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.167.238

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160208

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2839

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1628

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.195

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31388
9.0.1.039

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.16.02.08.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BD (variant)
10.10320

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
2/8/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy
11.2016-08-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.692

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.02.08.02

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6495

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
17.0.0.117

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.20160208

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.08.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Bundler (M)
16.2.8.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16206

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9336

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.IQAFGOD
37.0.11237

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.39

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
267.4 KB (273,784 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:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2014 9:00:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2G/fT+dDD9u4EaIXFrF/OsRmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGsl1xD:5+Fk4ELXRbTDkbJqL3J7HgGsxD

Entry address:
0x1647F

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, E9, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, D0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 2A, 60, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1409

Code size:
92 KB (94,208 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download1431bucket.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIYSem0qAaTwdewsALD yqytGT3u5ZU9DxeeyrEAe3Jp0UZQ/vcM8A3GYGktPRVIWOlDDA4fSseELc1rBxR5vvxsZ5OIRJLhEhN lQKXwZJ6k4gdfQxdliDVCwWwNPpsIjHMUNqeRbLutyRtldb0Y48QfQtzjmGjyYBLYI23/HI2ONo2rDU ZboTNL0SRSD CHJKEWUsS7hIfARMaPQXgOh WCSEASOsrQTRT4U2msJVUwdyHGunAuegUZGYbzLofAwr7YQ8kAE34Sb7iiAnC8gHBjG2xUDKRLVjG9FBDTXyjRT5G/EGaGEkXtKRkZZkHQNwkxyYC0/kYnR61pCYqkINKYKyFONfPMW02YvANCc1q2MEmm TQmtmIXp5klgUgBGrQga35LxGdhNCf/Hqdggqcq3aXizQZWmV5u2HhQd TFbEa5fXabNq3iBHcYw1ZuFmC2IMdJsUPh7ZuiJgxbCyw8IBjuJxYkK8jc VgmZVisX0p0Bs0FZEKJhxaX9swhTZWBxtgX24jYXYQTzobyOOGGDZRd3CqY=&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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