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:
5749b7ee0fe436508b880e1ebb1e7aee

SHA-1:
8cc998af58c2b450bd5c95179628bafe6e5e247e

SHA-256:
7cce63ea67e7163baa3f3dfefa3958ca6992c67a911c1105e52082027dc64288

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:
11/14/2024 9:14:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BuildInp.Bundler (M)
16.5.19.9

File size:
236.4 KB (242,040 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:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

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

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:
8/29/2014 11:00:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Ps7mZkEqOESbQ7ko+O6WmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslLim:6mw7n7TDkbJqL3J7HgGscm

Entry address:
0xF9E3

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, 52, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 52, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 52, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 52, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 52, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 51, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 52, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 52, 41...
 
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Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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