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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. 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 file has been seen being downloaded from download1431bucket.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d9d64f8b658ad3c47b853fcef5d04c37

SHA-1:
ec2351d89187e1a14c382c06fe751785addf4de9

SHA-256:
c9cdbea53a3832c315cb5aaa8aa79920ed6e1656be2d17ca8e9d577750863aeb

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 5:52:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootComp.Installer (M)
16.4.19.9

File size:
248.9 KB (254,840 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/19/2014 9:30:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:32G3AtbgnpCdR4QLvZX1adw637JcLz3K/mw6MOMNn4r68BB:mG3rCdRDLvBeKwROMNnQ6YB

Entry address:
0x1598B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 81, 41, 00, 68, F5, 59, 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, 55, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2398

Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

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

http://download1431bucket.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MIoGwit5V5pDPAPC8BJL9T3jA05n82xriH/nEhwCrX6qJEjHqltIrPIHpo8z50Pgcr54TJ4Tu6I5y2xIb9K Wqy75Xq /0DGQbTziBtpMTaMu0BIGmN6x g/QWYyVu5RXDl7exp/9OQXuRNjmeFUMl/1BsQr6z8ORU66RJdrCR0A7gHoIuuVUAdDnBvCIElQfeeVQLdoL9P95j9NNePBHGkkN5q5PslLRip458xqzl9YsNBqRoogGm40fS2UfXt60TbAVYmK03jnarpe6xVGn34&_al=1&_dl=1&dlink=http://directdownload80.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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