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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch 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 File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b23bbf0803feb87127a4961ebd269043

SHA-1:
e9cc36e20a867257e443e45507c30a14f194f586

SHA-256:
46a72331255150a0525da0450321263646f4738677cc3d70ee94074033ee971e

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 9:18:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMona.Bundler (M)
16.6.13.21

File size:
264.4 KB (270,712 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:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, 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:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 11:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ITad7qFw2Vkt2TVOsNmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGsllLu:ITadW9kETDTDkbJqL3J7HgGsbu

Entry address:
0x15B2F

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, 99, 5B, 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, DA, 56, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

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

http://download0317endpoint.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIYSem0qAaTwdewsALD yqyDXnfQLLb0lb20R6tj7Ohzqtrj/WJ0AyH3RLKEZiMPy2YYLbKgv88MoF/dRtjt9zuLE23sIU9jUWBTXUNv CTRN1moINZb1pLJ92m2qvmKsNaEVjXq0YJOu6qulLSH8254QO z06VdK4FCFIYr9Qt11OOJR/zMWGiOq5bVAphv6MTCO7Sj9ybnODr0ei/cFD UfEjCrRuSnC17xJw6RrJ7S106d6xVROBSA/Im1ykHkvbp0RYAWs6hydQwtmIKfy/t7Fub9rYh3gHjDo91qoBbEjFJ3FfeHRD4UKDWGkOezGDLBVMrExc3Nfn/2iDfGfQwNMDruhP9R4lL8tH6iHNHqAaA/n1FzOLYo8KjjjXtdp9yq7FfcvwiTPhAML8HkmRS8PiR1ZXkLTScWSbO0jSLaY7pF6pMzuNB1XGLkE3gQOEzJEKl057d/slBqoc2QAZ11alo2JlvybXOHeIq5f2u7oC2mmgWfoC/kgCAux5tMoxtR2QkLKB3w==&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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