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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 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
ab45ecf171d10d59a17bda76fecd9114

SHA-1:
91ae203bd438f867cf1af8aad9d5a83de8f86041

SHA-256:
73117335275e09034e0d44d5973844af5644c672bc320aae33d0c6add1e6070f

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
8/3/2025 3:08:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
385

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]
2014.9-160116

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2863

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
1.0.20.80

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
9.0.1.016

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
8.16.01.16.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.QKLO!tr
1/16/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-37401952
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.IBryte
11.2016-16-01_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
16.1.24

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
14.0.0.808

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Fusion.A
v2016.01.16.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.433457
17.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.debolj
0.28.2.61942

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160116

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.145784
14.09.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.16.10

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Bundler (M)
16.1.16.10

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:
122.9 KB (125,816 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:
8/27/2014 9:15:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:dcxLmb03AbuOdpPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqeQKaoU:edmb03SuOdmMXrIakTCmoal

Entry address:
0x62F5

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, B1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, B1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9897

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 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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