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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application drivers.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
eab11bbc2819e349840301190923b7ea

SHA-1:
75efe3f4f207d386bf0f57bc5487258b6bd27881

SHA-256:
2cc04c56d828d2ad29d0386c92dbab535b9620dda03e26915f5beadc4606c599

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/24/2024 3:03:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
678

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.06

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.171.10

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-150328

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ZO
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
1.0.20.435

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Strictor-63
0.98/20255

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19237

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32176
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
8.15.03.28.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.QKLO!tr
3/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-37401952
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.IBryte
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe
2015.7.3.8

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2276

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Fusion.A
v2015.03.28.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
16.0.0.261

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.debolj
0.28.2.61942

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20150328

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.145784
14.09.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.28.07

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.28.20

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1558
2.0.0.1912

File size:
148.4 KB (151,928 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\drivers.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 5:59:59 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:
8/18/2014 9:20:48 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:hj1oLkdqAhPqxXx8ZBBTebphOne8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0U2o7F:hj1oLXAZGxyfeXOnOX1ZbmZJLt2W+2

Entry address:
0x617F

Entry point:
E8, 44, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.5184

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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