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player-chrome.exe

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, “Fusion Install ” by WARP INSTALL has been detected as adware by 54 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

player-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Fusion Install (signed by WARP INSTALL)

Product:

Fusion Install

Description:

Fusion Install

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

79570954024c04803a9e65b8817e50f8

SHA-1:

e514c9591321594ea8ae5fd3a5a625185eea6a43

SHA-256:

22a1007b55c44f6e668f920304fe1e2db06d259fb5ebd425da8601b4230eb341

Scanner detections:

54 / 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:

11/5/2024 2:57:58 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

911

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Downloader

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.IBryte

14.08.07

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/iBryte.A.6609

7.11.141.30

avast!

Win32:Somoto-N [PUP]

2014.9-140807

AVG

AdPlugin

2015.0.3389

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.1095

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-7183

0.98/19185

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18041

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2319

9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)

8.9632

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Agent

8/7/2014

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-07-08_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.10.2.3

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11721

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3442

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2014.08.07.03

McAfee

Artemis!8902351BCA6C

5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Downware.culecy

0.28.0.58720

Panda Antivirus

Suspicious file

14.08.07.03

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.5f1

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.DK4

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.WARPINSTALL.N

14.8.7.15

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684

23.00.65.14805

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant

10436

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD

37.0.10841

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0402

7.2.219

Vba32 AntiVirus

suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Optimum Installer

27984

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Agent.Win32.185140

2.0.0.1773

File size:

216.3 KB (221,472 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

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:

10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:

3/4/2014 4:44:40 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:WtEcZ9oIAJiqD2xNKDVF3jAO/Xuc7UKKQsc7+aM56ipM3M:4xZqD7hEO/uhgsc7+aHipMc

Entry address:

0xD46B

Entry point:

E8, CC, 47, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 82, 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, 5C, 80, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.3910

Code size:

152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

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

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