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player-chrome.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 51 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 File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
499332f33cb9e06cb2a40f4892a3a085

SHA-1:
c4c8ec700423603fed0270972893db7696093c30

SHA-256:
ca4009e6647327cf38cb7737ad7b2bae2b892a1695b6cd6f063733862f53ccc9

Scanner detections:
51 / 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:
5/20/2024 9:49:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
869

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2014.08.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.170.230

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3347

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14918

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1305

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3427
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19425

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30617
9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
8.14.09.18.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BF (variant)
8.10369

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
11/26/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-18-09_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of javaupdate_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.26.19

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Badur
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13272

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3230

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.18.10

McAfee
Artemis!A882C139D4C4
5600.7003

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.783

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dehywl
0.28.2.61861

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140918

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.126328
14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.N
14.9.18.22

Sophos
Generic PUA HP
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32816

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1590
2.0.0.1911

File size:
131.4 KB (134,520 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
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:
9/1/2014 11:15:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:OX5bU4jl7uKgViRIbouq0JpkuRai2CLWOl1MXrIakTCmcEJ:3zkPOlsEJ

Entry address:
0x7A31

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 94, 91, 40, 00, FF, 25, 90, 91, 40, 00, 68, A1, 7A, 40, 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, C0, 40, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.0499

Code size:
31.5 KB (32,256 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://secure.20-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://myquickfiles.com/track/install?adprovider=marmarfc&source=mobit_newlink&_al=1&_cb=1&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider={adprovider}&source={source}&context=ZwdXVpZD05NWU5ZTM2Mi00ZDQyLTRlMTctYjg4Ny1iOTA2NjZmNTUwY2Q&dlink=http://secure.20-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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