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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. 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by Build Input)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2f58fe7a513e493efbd74c6bfb692a62

SHA-1:
bad10454d445187d5ee30f3e89bb6da1bba175ac

SHA-256:
635c98148aff90fae5a23570cc4eec5a8b05ebba7ba3a620a79b0f0c7b2db85f

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 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 5:50:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BuildInp.Bundler (M)
16.6.13.22

File size:
238.9 KB (244,600 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:
Build Input

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
8/25/2014 4:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:GchpyuKucJsIOa6mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslGrm:VvyuGsBTDkbJqL3J7HgGsQm

Entry address:
0x103D3

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:
7.2145

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

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

http://download1286endpoint.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MLIikqJpf02aAjEj91 Xfm 9R3c6S6ErL9XhUVg7P/2iFwDcuS2kfCFePKqYvr1J567mbYGdgH41sud95Xbzu RLP7xV0ocjrutDLyWMJ6Rk6O8AX1kX/xI9 /88JdLkKxKjLozGZMd6bqzv5bU4H21m6lL5KWK7nn2v/i5F3HnSNm5Fgenz4i8q74gPj5hUrpyGqY7Uk6v3Cbpa8 JFfQf&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://easysetupinstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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