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WARP INSTALL

The software uses the Optimum Installer/Fusion Installer (Adknowledge) to download and install an offer stack of adware including toolbars, coupon extensions and various unwanted utilities. This installer is just a stub to present offers and download the expected software. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by WARP INSTALL 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
b7f497d15e59b6d1606fa88bfc9e8adb

SHA-1:
e0abb57a03ca3325aa79bcd7760433ec5d073096

SHA-256:
2b51542a0759369050a45ba63db3abdedeb1f694e12ff52bbbf4aed78ce49870

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components (toolbars, shopping extensions, utility offers).

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:
12/31/2024 11:24:22 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.WARPINST.Bundler (M)
16.6.10.1

File size:
226.8 KB (232,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

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:
WARP INSTALL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/21/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WARP INSTALL, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WARP INSTALL, 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:
52A35E3AC3B67E8CD7BB42D490658BBA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2014 8:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:XhE7Bx9h+c2JisaGudgn7U0eNTzowD8XtqA+D/pE5nApb2s:XC7Bx9hBuazK7s9zoeeayApb2s

Entry address:
0xF6CC

Entry point:
E8, 1B, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A8, A2, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 60, A0, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Code size:
161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

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

http://09042014.getsecureinstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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