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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 35 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

1.3.7.2

MD5:

51e38698b8e7b1811b4afd1288213503

SHA-1:

e2c6d07b081cca17ea6bd41ca9d8fd51610c8c24

SHA-256:

71c104a5a4c1249790b96ce9cc02239c96cac9b5e309c97b2207767fd5eb9f6b

Scanner detections:

35 / 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:

4/26/2024 10:51:29 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

870

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.IBryte

14.11.22

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/iBryte.qoemnj

7.11.138.46

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140917

AVG

Skodna.Generic

2015.0.3348

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1300

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-7355

0.98/21411

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.iBryte.IHT

17967

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2249

9.0.1.0260

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

14.09.17

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)

8.9570

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-17-09_4

G Data

Win32.Application.PremiumInstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of Chrome_Setup.exe (Adware)

2014.11.22.16

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11711

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3235

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.09.17.09

McAfee

Artemis!123F83C088D5

5600.7004

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

15.0.0.780

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cuwars

0.28.0.58491

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.17.09

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N

14.9.17.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5

23.00.65.14915

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.PremiumInstaller/Variant

10353

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10891

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0515

7.2.260

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent

27596

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Agent.Win32.185663

2.0.0.1776

File size:

235.3 KB (240,928 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:

4/12/2014 5:00:39 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:7a84hAmtgHefH4uMG+mlUUto+Gv3vM+UYJiyky6mX1f5b1pJm:m8oAmi+fH4ulv/I0+L1p1pJm

Entry address:

0xE19C

Entry point:

E8, 0B, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, AC, 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, 60, 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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Code size:

169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

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