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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:
dffdb1b7dc1c7a27522996118bc7af4c

SHA-1:
b32d1e9d4481b7e9ebd260a8aca5b0c5ba52cdb6

SHA-256:
dd7ba6921a8bdbb107d7c3089b7bb0a6645351af47c0a9932bc4d65e850e8302

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 9:10:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.20.8

File size:
256.9 KB (263,032 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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 8:59:59 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:
9/15/2014 3:30:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:jdB9xNaDKFLsiRdRB/ZydxiLmtXolNSJtnvhPdOMzn4rSHBE:L9xQML7Rd/YfVtmNudOMznQShE

Entry address:
0x1788B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, A1, 41, 00, 68, F5, 78, 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, 36, 74, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
97 KB (99,328 bytes)

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

http://download1441endpoint.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIYSem0qAaTwdewsALD yqyHrgX3w6Eg7uxatED6X50xeJjGNHUiw/0y5AUiImxnMfzZ/qKixVJb4jlWSxOqUU1BA/UCVgtikZZ8F2aBLHQ7YyvuHZ2jhy0d8GKV0wQGWcMMJYUS7h33l0CsXv9rb2pjLPZCk5TnXF09655c2cHVAb/KTvHz8zmgem46N 8oItD6huceRgc90Yei5FH6XGTHhryWWchMLg8sGDeuXGfioQt70ubBVNC8IscvmkXgcY485nQaBDIEFtL8v/SROe kqBQlzoJitepbOH34Uq87eVufYoy 7PhglVWAddMaaxrm8KnhnU81LP wRDz8oxShqgX ZllFASe2lFsjhKjWa/9qNR4Qrr/TEcqYxALj0fsmO1d0m5gyo3jTBGxXl7lRFeb4rRyvQrkTlAv rfRuN7ZXP1iUBXmU0lSLh0oIipKEMU1JljxqMQUTqKjlPErTn1q 81fA/jU 6Bw9ijuZpQbuvTlh 23bcI l1mLAyY4GHD6bJRmMFZBqjpQqs7r uAjCQwHgO4=&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://directdownload80.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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