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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:
1445e328c163e08b2efc259e0152c5fc

SHA-1:
bd5a00c19335ae800df49aa88c24c65e803391af

SHA-256:
b9593488a22b2f31a7492b8ba975164ecb117fbbfa2e3248224e828762f0d7a2

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:
11/28/2024 4:43:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootComp.Bundler (M)
16.6.26.17

File size:
250.4 KB (256,376 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:
9/13/2014 6:00:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5hatOEPNRRg8IxNu20WoQfeV2/ow+5NvIXD8OM5n4rKlBF:5QtFRRnMNu20Wo1VwrT8OM5nQKDF

Entry address:
0x15E0B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 81, 41, 00, 68, 75, 5E, 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, D0, 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, B6, 59, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
90.5 KB (92,672 bytes)

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

http://download1441bucket.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIYSem0qAaTwdewsALD yqyHrgX3w6Eg7uxatED6X50xeJjGNHUiw/0y5AUiImxnMfzZ/qKixVJb4jlWSxOqUU1BA/UCVgtikYu1nQoVfHEl8wPET3mi2K4BK2Um0s8OojqLbItpZXG3jnX hVP1gxoX6kqyrbZzR5p7YzDup2AzR/SUgLZm g75zpM9gUG3edg77Ugvw6quiv8NOYqMotSlot9EAlgyzBWmagiFN6JqVQO9wXkyP5JsmZNRFkGVWwX7jebUmzcJAcSl64 T BzmZY4ii6XW5bZ93ND50cNrbqVLb7h 5oIFK2NxE1J/yfVWtTIUjmfzGt83ABADcj Uj6CQHJvZZBnuXC5dmshtFYcfeTfgBHsYBj1/3I0u2NJ/Gt21/W0vLFZ9iEgLxe8oE0VcpJeV6vbCNrUCj2UJYNlRvwPoxUKlpvzAW7Zd9LDdNLG a2nT6SmDQ4f5MrrEHG2vpFsKiZpKeL95P5OohuPr2HdlKEh9tq5QdQspeBWjutZzSPXU6SoL6WZcVcDb/5uTa8CFQs=&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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