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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down has been detected as adware by 32 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. 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 Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
653a7b07327a49e2f73971dac6b1d395

SHA-1:
e8f8f79c98d3b76b1dc73162ef7221dc28719260

SHA-256:
0f4f85361b536d444738173cb75ed5c2e7221b40934a4b859a2975c847c3da78

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:46:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6516214

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxng
7.11.171.180

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AML
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.375

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Buzus-19998
0.98/20175

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19489

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34255
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BJ application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
3/16/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13345

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.03.16.02

McAfee
Trojan.IBryte-FFF!653A7B07327A
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
16.0.0.225

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.83312.E
14.10.01.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.16.2

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.122156
2.0.0.1929

File size:
82.4 KB (84,336 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:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 12:30:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:707qWka24wiU8lrlrJbu8V0jLOVNm7SThzr:7Lrd49lrJYjLOVrTFr

Entry address:
0x9B51

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, AC, C1, 40, 00, FF, 25, A8, C1, 40, 00, 68, C1, 9B, 40, 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, 00, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.2111

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://secure.6-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://superquickdownloads.com/track/install?adprovider=marmarfc2&source=vuulom15sep&_al=1&_cb=1&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider={adprovider}&source={source}&context=wAB0217CMJITS4MEGAT5MUC8&dlink=http://secure.6-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

https://install.oinstaller9.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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