player-chrome.exe

Build Input

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Build Input has been detected as adware by 38 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d61a28b4e219a2388278af66ef6db434

SHA-1:
e900d10a79da845ac58f1f63c4e6209724fcf8dc

SHA-256:
0688ced90870c5625ae8f4e2bbee6161089ca5ca002dcfb3862671fbc8d1af3d

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/19/2024 4:52:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
889

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
14.08.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140829

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ACI
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14829

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1205

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.0241

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.08.29.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AR application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
8/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3331

Malwarebytes
v2014.08.29.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!2BDA97A3EE62
5600.7023

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140831

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BuildInput.N
14.8.29.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14827

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10391

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.241

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
236.4 KB (242,040 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/29/2014 5:00:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gs7mZkEqOESbQ7ko+O6WmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslurx:pmw7n7TDkbJqL3J7HgGsgx

Entry address:
0xF9E3

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 52, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 52, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 52, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 52, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 52, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 51, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 52, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 52, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2208

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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