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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
23c06ada4a4619aba2f5934200ece95c

SHA-1:
d0ca81e9a51a90ef270250a39c7a74ce1a2e7cd9

SHA-256:
d274299143f2e51c395070c97fc23eec11a5dec74199119f6238f4a01d400d0e

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:
11/27/2024 1:43:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.9.8

File size:
1.6 MB (1,679,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2014 5:12:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:o0/Z8Nl6ENiW5n2+thxH3sTBGr8kLc1ABGBdk31:tZ8NYEARmvXsTurBBd31

Entry address:
0x373B5

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B8, 6C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, 4A, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C5, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 27, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A8, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, D4, 36, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.0902

Code size:
397 KB (406,528 bytes)

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

http://secure.oinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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