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chrome_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b73744de44202d77d86b328bfc18a4b2

SHA-1:
c82d96dc69df9b2edcfc83343aabbfa30ca655fa

SHA-256:
85d4375055ddb0aaf95e82c8ed0c2213becb90ae025186691dfd63a7a1f57603

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 4:07:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Downloader.TM
836

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.TM
7.11.167.130

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAE
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Application.Downloader.TM
1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3419
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31896
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
14.10.22

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BB application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
10/22/2014

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

F-Secure
Application.Downloader.TM
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Application.Downloader.TM
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.10.22.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!93008101341C
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Downloader.TM
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ddthma
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141022

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.126328.B
14.09.05.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.M
14.10.22.3

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32186

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.215091
2.0.0.1913

File size:
141.9 KB (145,272 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\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
8/20/2014 5:18:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:YtuxYf8IUZv/CpiDOFe8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UmeCI:Y+Yf8IUZv/1OFOX1ZbmZJLt3f

Entry address:
0x53A7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, A1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4296

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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