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downloadsetup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application downloadsetup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl-gate.net.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
db68db792b61248be3581203c3363efa

SHA-1:
313516a314d1fe5ba6c690b2bcc3c46dc0916d59

SHA-256:
3b9b2e0707c243e5734ddb2775c141f95d13865ef92fb92746e74ae20e71df83

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

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:
4/25/2024 6:49:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
875

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.439479.2
7.11.169.156

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140913

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3353

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.14913

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
1.0.20.1280

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.478
9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
8.14.09.13.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BD (variant)
8.10320

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
9/13/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
11.2014-13-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.8.19

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.176.11711

Kaspersky
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3260

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GigaClicks.A
v2014.09.13.02

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.7009

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Adpeak.cumkpw
0.28.0.59826

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140913

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.13.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.N
14.9.13.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14911

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10363

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.256

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
240.9 KB (246,648 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloadsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 3:59:59 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:
9/2/2014 8:00:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/hyIwgfVd/9dJLO6amEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslLm:/Rf/9d2TDkbJqL3J7HgGsRm

Entry address:
0x10C63

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 72, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 72, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 72, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 72, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 72, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 72, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 71, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 71, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 71, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 72, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 72, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 72, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 72, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2116

Code size:
68.5 KB (70,144 bytes)

The file downloadsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name=File.Download&nor=1&subid=11914734262

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