drivers.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application drivers.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bf29336619351d3dd859f1b37674c3a6

SHA-1:
78cbe6a54bcfd4068b234b243050a7efcad2513c

SHA-256:
efb6621cd6e89688cafba782cf673c306b2149ad60223e90da0d903f0cfa06e3

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/25/2024 3:29:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
805

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxox
7.11.179.110

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140917

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3348

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.1630

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19833

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30512
9.0.1.0260

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
8.14.11.22.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
11/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.22.11

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AgentCV
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3236

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.09.17.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Inject.dengxv
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.271736.B
14.10.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.17.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.H
14.9.17.19

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1689
2.0.0.1958

File size:
265.4 KB (271,736 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\drivers.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/4/2014 4:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KU1lVhY2L1OsNmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslYSi:nzVh13TDkbJqL3J7HgGsHi

Entry address:
0x15FDF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, 49, 60, 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, 8A, 5B, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1464

Code size:
90.5 KB (92,672 bytes)

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