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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 32 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 System Applet)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
cc7e3248eb0080b14458ce3f0b4cd571

SHA-1:
f2940e30a79c9fb39aae8023b50de693bd3f627f

SHA-256:
e58ff3942abb6e47da39b0e507c3fea66c18ab8250e9d30e4394dc547f1e018d

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/26/2024 2:26:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
922

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.OE
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1045

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Ibryte-15
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.27034
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.14.07.28.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AE application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.28.03

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7056

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.R
14.07.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.28.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.N
14.7.28.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10457

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:
224.9 KB (230,264 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:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, 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:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2014 2:00:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Y5UcrMqpIAaqvcHZ70P66qFIl3tJ+JiZ0eP+XrSz59cpq7:hSpIkoRo669yuncpq7

Entry address:
0x101E7

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 92, 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, 38, 90, 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:
6.3664

Code size:
157.5 KB (161,280 bytes)

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