player-chrome.exe

Build Input

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

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2bceb5123320607b109ca97954d2229c

SHA-1:
827ab874daf80d73a3084abad422aecd741ed46e

SHA-256:
867be99dc971909f59139870f3e2fb30cc5297a9053cc8dca043d062a0667970

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:
11/14/2024 9:02:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BuildInp.Bundler (M)
16.5.30.2

File size:
238.4 KB (244,088 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Build Input, O=Build Input, 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:
0093C151407610A7B56F799C03CB8D955D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2014 9:00:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ONXxOOCCIOa6mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslvwh:Oen0TDkbJqL3J7HgGsKh

Entry address:
0x10273

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:
7.2175

Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

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