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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, “Fusion Install ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 54 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
79570954024c04803a9e65b8817e50f8

SHA-1:
e514c9591321594ea8ae5fd3a5a625185eea6a43

SHA-256:
22a1007b55c44f6e668f920304fe1e2db06d259fb5ebd425da8601b4230eb341

Scanner detections:
54 / 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:
4/24/2024 1:00:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.08.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.A.6609
7.11.141.30

avast!
Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]
2014.9-140807

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1095

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7183
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18041

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2319
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9632

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
8/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.2.3

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3442

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.07.03

McAfee
Artemis!8902351BCA6C
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.culecy
0.28.0.58720

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.08.07.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.5f1
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N
14.8.7.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10436

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10841

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0402
7.2.219

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

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27984

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185140
2.0.0.1773

File size:
216.3 KB (221,472 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:
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:
3/4/2014 4:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:WtEcZ9oIAJiqD2xNKDVF3jAO/Xuc7UKKQsc7+aM56ipM3M:4xZqD7hEO/uhgsc7+aHipMc

Entry address:
0xD46B

Entry point:
E8, CC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 82, 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, 5C, 80, 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:
6.3910

Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

http://secure.fusioninstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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