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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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 File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
3eb0b6dbc7bd23a95cd94d30184cf99d

SHA-1:
4cc3d0f6948be58334c716ba4e6c37e71504dcca

SHA-256:
e283d32d121cc76e57e59053fda465439f7789f4caff4545572b43c0a3a51664

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/28/2024 4:39:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMona.Bundler (M)
16.6.13.11

File size:
238.9 KB (244,600 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:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 8:59:59 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:
9/3/2014 2:00:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/XJkO0cdR8Oa6mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslF2O:Bk6ztTDkbJqL3J7HgGsGO

Entry address:
0x103E3

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, 62, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 62, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 62, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 62, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 62, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 61, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 62, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 62, 41...
 
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Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

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

http://download1461bucket.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIYSem0qAaTwdewsALD yqyHrgX3w6Eg7uxatED6X50xeJjGNHUiw/0y5AUiImxnMfzZ/qKixVJb2eAR8TaiULzZctyy6ZfCxMmxQ4Q65cC4w1dzz00nMFZRvY/HqhTuNRGM/tSZ3jLh7zxFbaEPwArMuVIf/yn6J1bDikALIjc LRpJn72ejCXykz/ywX8PtswbYgsBhvCWQdx7PosEzrPGgkHxkdH538Buf6NwpV6sqJGIPd7MiAdzxmfD8NX8dMs2wZ4cNk9JKhIlGYrin z66CEBHAEZR5sE2EhR3hnaFRvCqyd1rSbznvsqRdnIJUA88e3iJ/4Kjzv78zm7amzIzgJbFkIYNbtme/u7VvEbEIMQJylWcIOl2ppxTvrPadfjViGMRONBxx1QXd/mgvOKaIFLAlxsernmj/mvSoptM24nGa7zCShi5KRdEmjT53v/S1GqIzYx2mmJMJ0laevqteiovIrtCMHFyRU56n63A==&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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