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player-chrome.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Fusion Install (signed by Build Input)

Product:

Fusion Install

Description:

Fusion Install

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

7d34d0f32c9d6264c21f569764a9c5f4

SHA-1:

c5e9f03db66b17a88087f7044ef2c620ba70c38a

SHA-256:

2e2fee77ba3e8dece91c6be3fec598151a47b8b767e6cc2109a187bf1dc32487

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:

5/9/2024 11:34:40 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge (M)

17.3.12.21

File size:

160.5 KB (164,384 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\player-chrome.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Build Input

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/24/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

3/25/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:

0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/12/2014 1:34:44 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

Entry address:

0x322E

Entry point:

81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, AF, 47, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, AE, 47, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, 01, 44, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, B0, 4C, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00... 
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Entropy:

5.2154

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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