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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:
3c6216fe0a3721f1aab0c0857a58eada

SHA-1:
e75d9e3a49d93b99a22e9bc34b14084828e528b9

SHA-256:
1d0b468d26cd7c5c193cf6b28ca6f0fb9176b4d1abe7cdb798dea80fb9ec60d7

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:
11/14/2024 9:12:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
248.4 KB (254,328 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:
9/17/2014 11:30:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:nzV1RcDd8Dv6MK2dvDEuE4fCLZfjIAs6+1wwMOMNn4rQmBj:zVk2G2Q8qVrTOMNnQQej

Entry address:
0x1578B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 81, 41, 00, 68, F5, 57, 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, 36, 53, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
89 KB (91,136 bytes)

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

http://download1286endpoint.com/track/install?gluid=fUSIPpMOMf6chgJjg/lj6qrSENqxp2a1EE/t6MT6QshoeUx9Yi5tKit/WRnL20ShEIryfd5cDMbl8rXRGi7UxRt36hJNiVuRpEOTFoN57HoCLT0lIw8qhfcD2va/WxGz22H7xFx63iWnQ5Fkz5DLvQSZ4poVo8lFjpSPC v7W2PVyVoEBvzd 2DckpDBhrRCt18xpAJccly1Y2Ua1ScN0lH3eOsSWZWnup9hUd9khfIoUaogh3bUJ9AS7ht oj1sC5lUSNrt6IsJi5xSAN2srrLBNYNSAvV8Epp0jnTnSuET JOzQ9VG4JHcHp5BPFfWtjfs7yf75u0Z6w44ge4UbuvZhqBGfuZbS4DicpN3DTqcBPhMRkPqgRDt3x47T2e8TYHf3EPItMEEm/nP2JOM/oOrnAjaIhTmm3NpkdMIr6JkT9nn/U5fpZeXgmkzh6AMEbz3HfYKo8rSknz2OoYXj HmTrvQHBqAwXhKOD1uOOqH0P5LNK0Jrp8kugWMnwOn6pmBnX6KIpzQufPfC06gc/UBMN/4rTNkgrosiMVYFDOGXlx8EYFUbw==&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://directdownload80.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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