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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down has been detected as adware by 23 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
8c8b4c11a3fe1e7234fcb5958f85052a

SHA-1:
70a4b16c13109843bedcb795e09462fbd6a61cc0

SHA-256:
83ceb71a19c6801ec38270017c26bc6af22fe5e639ed8d5641a286311bd71d9d

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:15:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
866

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxng
7.11.171.180

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
140908-2

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3344

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.1325

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.486
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
8.14.09.22.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BF application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.22.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.9.22.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122156
2.0.0.1929

File size:
82.9 KB (84,848 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:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 7:30:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:O7WW5dA4wcKZD71LRbQcB47dOVFmbeOfTRbL:Fq24s1LRVCOV/Ofd/

Entry address:
0x9B61

Entry point:
E8, 62, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, AC, C1, 40, 00, FF, 25, A8, C1, 40, 00, 68, D1, 9B, 40, 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, 00, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.1880

Code size:
41 KB (41,984 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://secure.6-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://superquickdownloads.com/track/install?adprovider=marmarfc2&source=vuulom15sep&_al=1&_cb=1&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider={adprovider}&source={source}&context=wILQTH9VMVL5R4LEGLGV8Q6O&dlink=http://secure.6-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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