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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 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.wupdater.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0a1e262a049b584b7bda70300d3f39c6

SHA-1:
7f8cc6f36807952faa3cd364a134a10d3a3ee881

SHA-256:
7b3c3fe00eb83e234be8fbe4d5cd390226adb0c4bc499dc0b4ee5204e7e2dd93

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 8:22:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
889

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2014.08.30

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.169.248

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ABL
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1205

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BC (variant)
8.10336

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.8.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.08.29.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.deiquz
0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.H
14.8.29.10

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
123.4 KB (126,328 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 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:
8/28/2014 9:15:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:Q0iEVrkP8Ki1sYOdLPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqe462xNQq:AtP8dhOdgMXrIakTCmg2j

Entry address:
0x63B5

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 44, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 40, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, B2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 38, B2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, B2, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9817

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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

http://www.wupdater.com/track/install?adprovider=slicefc&source=updatewinabcd&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider={adprovider}&source={source}&thankyouurl=http://afterconversions.com/typ/index.php&dlink=http://easysetupinstall.com/o/.../Drivers.exe

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