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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.fusioninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5daa9235bfed1d428af88feab7124a41

SHA-1:
a5bbda8a1f76d82b64053f6ff92d5e3e7990cc8b

SHA-256:
efb7c8ad1f325a0a1b1c2d86594ba2f7bbadc97d7a4e8b8d72da12493340b587

Scanner detections:
39 / 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:
11/28/2024 5:36:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
867

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen7
7.11.171.224

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
140908-2

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3348

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14921

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
1.0.20.1320

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-2688
0.98/19392

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19498

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32399
9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.AF
8.14.09.21.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BH application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
9/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13358

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3218

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.18.02

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.7001

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dfczab
0.28.2.61942

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832.C
14.09.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BootCompute.N
14.9.18.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14919

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10346

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.264

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1815
2.0.0.1926

File size:
258.9 KB (265,080 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:
3/23/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
9/17/2014 5:30:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:NC4HGPC4+U+3Tz+laX5RY6QAFMKE+JnW5mu46pYOM7n4r8yBA:M5K4+VjqlUYiCK1CpYOM7nQ8CA

Entry address:
0x1825B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, A1, 41, 00, 68, C5, 82, 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, F0, 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, 06, 7E, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2914

Code size:
99.5 KB (101,888 bytes)

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

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

http://directdownload80.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://download1157endpoint.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MLIikqJpf02aAjEj91 Xfm 9R3c6S6ErL9XhUVg7P/2iFwDcuS2kfCFePKqYvr1J567mbYGdgH41q92xQdCYpSulT07p0Wg4VgfZ0cZ3UEgO2BTTEDwcmJMlhrba9YHZqkgrVUjCy641KHOqtRxWvrT/OG2BuQJ6cbUjpqprRdOFechFqAKWqL09gW4GVR7yVajb 5bF3Na/0CThNNH8P0uzUc9 bgBduEOZ5FOrrNl8Uwc24rZnLrqJE0sy11LopZ8zo/HsAWyvMjuGbix2Am/hYCtkhVtNUJeSB1uBP6qxA==&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://directdownload80.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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