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fl_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application fl_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 17 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
3f09d91872dbaa016d1f4410a467862e

SHA-1:
1181016d8101e33d41182808b83d3f399c094f98

SHA-256:
b3a1a3a983d7cd1a2217d9ecf4e88a28726bac6647a046c9b10706df6d3ef222

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:18:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
890

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.169.230

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3368

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1205

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19348

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BC (variant)
8.10333

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.dehywl
0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.I
14.8.29.1

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\fl_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 11:15:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:1s0iEVrkP8Aai/Ls4OdFPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqe612xN2a:1ctPTt/LOdCMXrIakTCmR2l

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, 18, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 10, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, B2, 40...
 
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Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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