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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute 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 Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7036da2d7e01a81f0a8a3f25e960e570

SHA-1:
64162567e07fc4a10d49247a9e2778d381224e36

SHA-256:
518a3b3f421ce4eefb5485b2196612b678b968e1c5d1bf95d144971596f77974

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 '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:
11/27/2024 1:09:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.11.3

File size:
249.4 KB (255,352 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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 11:00:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1592B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 81, 41, 00, 68, 95, 59, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, D0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, D6, 54, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

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

http://download4242endpoint.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIYSem0qAaTwdewsALD yqyDXnfQLLb0lb20R6tj7Ohzqtrj/WJ0AyH3RLKEZiMPy2YYLbKgv88MjTmnFDVeOqtvVkMYqtRZ/dT25CGlh1pqRRGPriVnAGSxOmXPbL0u5X5jopiiVyxYmFHQM JP7GMJGIDRLjmGMTJCg7lVoVSfJhlWPH3CoDYVW99CnZh6fjMXR9JxvH/a 4WrATHLwCyPeLpa0H/SSOEEqj6P7A8d6rV7bc1UYea9RbJXJPc42YJW9v6fnj/D Yl20HlMAr9wPf/7EFMzuMq/A3Y7T6ptOqdX0NIobL3wkdnzU/dMGBKEWVnfBw4t7ZJSoaVaASq G6Lxczk2 7Tpe01ZCHlgbf0gUjnUU2U9aKOj7dCf6K4JBZceefLptHFTOwz r9IIqSu2jSpGIXWruxWWtVATuW4oF13UJcA3kaKwRuHQduU8lCXVoCc2oT48x87uqu 3YVByYLlqQQdU32wPWUWdoHAq9tfOSBSAL vwqFsBfmmnk5dKwZfqDv9sogfLW8GUi6GKP6Zy1CQRVr8PLWH0A==&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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