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 41 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 Build Input)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f04f038449bc614a29243f63dec4507d

SHA-1:
f62033158b093ddb6a912a4ab5de687c05b35ee4

SHA-256:
424c950e8beff7da7b89573dc6515f5f05bf28c59db29787ab3253eb2729967e

Scanner detections:
41 / 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:
5/4/2024 7:21:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
362

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
16.02.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160208

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2840

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.1628

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.195

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

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

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.039

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.16.02.08.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AR application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
2/8/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-08-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.693

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.08.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!2BDA97A3EE62
5600.6496

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.117

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160208

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.08.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BuildInput.Bundler (M)
16.2.8.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16206

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9336

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WOITIaD
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.39

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
234.4 KB (239,992 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:
3/24/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 11:59:59 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:
8/26/2014 4:00:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mVsXVt2wFB+O6WmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslgu:RhFB7TDkbJqL3J7HgGsiu

Entry address:
0xF193

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:
7.2215

Code size:
62 KB (63,488 bytes)

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