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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 30 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 File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
944872c89c4788f405e467ebfa2b7951

SHA-1:
5424100451f6cf46ead9bb750a3a216780ae01ce

SHA-256:
c9d3f5046200f73519613e16fc120eb24ece28afb64bebff0635281a81faeb95

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/14/2024 9:30:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
830

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.447695
7.11.171.120

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141025-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AEZ
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.1500

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19471

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30378
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
8.14.10.27.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BH application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
10/27/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-4a7f4ee7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.2014-27-10_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Inject
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13319

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.10.27.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
15.0.0.900

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dentbc
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832
14.09.15.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.27.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.N
14.10.27.17

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1796
2.0.0.1924

File size:
239.9 KB (245,624 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 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:
9/3/2014 3:00:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:C3BH/MnLc6Oa2mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslsWo:YH/5nTDkbJqL3J7HgGsvo

Entry address:
0x10923

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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Entropy:
7.2158

Code size:
67.5 KB (69,120 bytes)

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