» player-chrome.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

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 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

1.3.7.2

MD5:

02511e1887a30d07c607c0b19dce4d91

SHA-1:

de81d64ae9e28e0a50475d664feee1e6fec01564

SHA-256:

7062520c5619155e3990149c8434ce0a2880f51665d4dad5d492bb64542234fb

Scanner detections:

21 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/27/2024 12:01:34 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/iBryte.bxjq

7.11.141.184

avast!

Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]

2014.9-140423

AVG

AdPlugin

2015.0.3495

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.IBryte.U

18064

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader9ENT.53807

9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)

8.9647

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

14.0.0.3971

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.04.23.08

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.IBryte.cwbnyw

0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.04.23.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N

14.4.23.20

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E

23.00.65.14421

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant

10633

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10891

Vba32 AntiVirus

suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Optimum Installer

28115

File size:

234.8 KB (240,416 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.7.2

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 7:59:59 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:

4/22/2014 5:00:17 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:bOEbbbGQHR0rA694go30Q3nEBoZj/V259jGwuHk7Y8YpJi/2tqqM59gpPS:yEvbN6rolz/mQUn5gpPS

Entry address:

0xE1C8

Entry point:

E8, 0F, 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, C2, 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, C0, 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... 
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Entropy:

6.3868

Code size:

169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

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