home

player-chrome.exe

WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 34 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. 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
a60281646d2e683ca73efda471d09a75

SHA-1:
ce9dcd4938eca61005adc7efbe634a8279e1203b

SHA-256:
db120fde79686d5f943d30afcb97559a2d19303650179b71d237350a3323f134

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

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:
4/16/2024 12:59:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
889

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.30

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxjq
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.II
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1205

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-729209
0.98/19315

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
18064

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26508
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Trojan3.IUW
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.29.07

McAfee
Artemis!123F83C088D5
5600.7023

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwbnyw
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N
14.8.29.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant
10391

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0515
7.2.241

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28115

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185663
2.0.0.1776

File size:
242.3 KB (248,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

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:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALL, 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/5/2014 2:05:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:hrzmpD3p4zaKZqEwpk1hL/rLr92rVAdd5+w3JiSQg9OPB59KpvM:VzcZ4Xqfk151aSd5TohKpvM

Entry address:
0xFA32

Entry point:
E8, 85, 65, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, D2, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 3C, D0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.3874

Code size:
176 KB (180,224 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

Remove player-chrome.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.