home

player-chrome.exe

WARP INSTALLER

The software uses a vraiant of the Adknowledge Optimum Installer to bundle additional offers in the setup routine including adware toolbars and extensions. This installer itself is just a download manager designed to present such offers (with minimal notice). The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 37 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. 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
33f0e7764483683a318cf097491ad86c

SHA-1:
e55cc50aaa3dd9c1198aafc9d0445c1dd364c4e8

SHA-256:
f648f9e07837c64d1b5b268bdc0a1eb9d731b76fa0ed30ce32e5e707d36444be

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:56:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
6196279

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DA [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3256

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141218

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1760

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Application-484
0.98/19805

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28561
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AA application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Wonton.J!tr
12/18/2014

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.Agent
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Badur
14.0.0.2775

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.12.18.11

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.1056

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.247592
14.08.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.18.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALLER.N
14.12.18.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141216

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10169

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
240.3 KB (246,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

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 INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALLER, 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:
2073183E3CAF3D7A109497C973C378FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/9/2014 2:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:VaJCIJaOM8/i1c48vhkH51MrHh2dFGfJiy03OPu5dGpAYy:U7aAIc48ZkHUY+PqGpAYy

Entry address:
0xF232

Entry point:
E8, 45, 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:
6.3861

Code size:
174 KB (178,176 bytes)

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.