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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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 INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
be8538f00a3e971f35c6dc4c421e50db

SHA-1:
efa91f31254ebe500eb04658f9ca5bc6b3da9e87

SHA-256:
4cf7b0c55f860c700eeae665801c0d5cbaa1929924b93c6bc1f71900b9c28b89

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/19/2024 5:39:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxlo
7.11.163.82

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3406

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ
8.10133

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12795

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.22.02

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.22.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.N
14.7.22.2

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
313.3 KB (320,800 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:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, 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:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/20/2014 2:00:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:PMiLDk9+ddGcHmgcCs012X3i1IB9rxB/3pQhu:kkV3sWi3iWvxBfpQhu

Entry address:
0x179D5

Entry point:
E8, 22, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, C4, 43, 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, 84, C0, 43, 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:
6.3927

Code size:
236 KB (241,664 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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