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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” 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. 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 Build Input)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0a4b54a5e8285c6848816dbbed67aa55

SHA-1:
e35877483d26e1139b1f6146967b2496ca9414cc

SHA-256:
e43af9e5a28620c237a34662b61438ef9baeba4135734698b5bcfa945048b7eb

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:
11/23/2024 10:05:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.13.5

File size:
128.9 KB (131,960 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
Build Input

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 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:
8/26/2014 11:15:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x730B

Entry point:
E8, 38, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, C2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, C2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, C2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, C1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, C1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, C1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, C2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, C2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.0354

Code size:
29.5 KB (30,208 bytes)

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