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File Monarch

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 23 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:
2b392ec4b406ef0c0a08481130df7878

SHA-1:
d534365e535a2d38729ed67c28695c1a67d32675

SHA-256:
6fd22e6ffef067f73752d253229654b2774236c64033c8445ab79f7ec0f61a52

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
8/12/2025 9:34:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.447695
7.11.171.120

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AHG
2014.0.4037

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19471

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32509
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-4a7f4ee7
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.10.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.10.03.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dentbc
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832
14.09.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.03.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.N
14.10.3.8

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1796
2.0.0.1924

File size:
271.9 KB (278,392 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:
3/18/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 3:59:59 AM

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:
9/9/2014 9:00:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OEVaHRX/Fl/BeqtT07sLEPEmECOsjmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslJZP:OgaHRX/FlbN0oLNcTDkbJqL3J7HgGs1P

Entry address:
0x175FF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, A1, 41, 00, 68, 69, 76, 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, F0, 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, AA, 71, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1232

Code size:
96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)

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