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player-chrome.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
abfc675f55231333b0295683fc6ac274

SHA-1:
28e4815556838e582a518d311ef7e62bf0b9000b

SHA-256:
54a84b714c2e7a02953f8f5261658923bcc35fbb3640aa0fbc7d02e239fc1dcd

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 '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:
11/28/2024 7:53:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
375

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.16

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxmz
7.11.166.250

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EF [PUP]
2014.9-160126

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2853

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16126

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
1.0.20.130

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19178

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.483
9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
8.16.01.26.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
11.2016-26-01_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.758

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.26.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0D59CA479E98
5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddtkup
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160126

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.26.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Bundler (M)
16.1.26.8

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32186

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206074
2.0.0.1899

File size:
142.4 KB (145,784 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", 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:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2014 4:19:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:utuxYf8IUZv/CpjOFL8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UNIMN:u+Yf8IUZv/gOFLX1ZbmZJLtyg

Entry address:
0x53A7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, A1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4555

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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

http://thequickdownloads.com/track/install?adprovider=marmar&source=marmar_source3&_al=1&_cb=1&context=Z2dXVpZD05ZjU4MTg2MC0wOGE4LTQ0YjMtODU5Zi05NzdmMDRiMWI2Y2Y&dlink=http://easysetupinstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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