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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:
91bff470aafa2f6dd7d2ff8b0ff28e28

SHA-1:
eddaf8cfd1023910bf294f7eb744a8016c69a15f

SHA-256:
fcefd0f47023bf9edca5880296fe0ad7b33d2d8ffbd265738ffea47308b1e70b

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:
11/14/2024 9:33:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootCompute.Bundler (M)
16.2.21.22

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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
9/13/2014 7:00:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vgDjo/gYBfO5L266uzmHOid40SlITCjhqJacb1tF1VYc7RGvOM0n4roZB2:CB6666muYHwIGNqY6thMOM0nQoP2

Entry address:
0x196CB

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, C1, 41, 00, 68, 35, 97, 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, 10, 42, 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, 76, 92, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
104.5 KB (107,008 bytes)

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

http://download1241bucket.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MLIikqJpf02aAjEj91 Xfm kbjEsxcIBk8ZZZBdQJFzCn5surxRebAeqzopehmBTo3rDO7oULZQ1caciy91GKDX j7WCQp/s5r/wfUC4EXhpgTlGB2 GI2CciZYAbLhO7WA1ZBUpUsYwuPLbxhOX9knFrC9DpNpCQtSIe7eMN46BVD azoca8i6u9L/HNqvtpE HdWrOR2720lWXsLBid/gEW3g40NKpr0RlwVEXdo2NFaUKHpXQO2nCgHYINW3ZJaexiGGRLJaXimpDWZbz4Ch2jthdPjtOlk=&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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