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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 41 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 install.oinstaller2.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6bcd51b0d58127dbb24db534abb23c14

SHA-1:
1db93cb8a68c56bb0f44ed74e3d1c8c5122deb93

SHA-256:
14aab1cc036614654c3fc751fba63cb3fddb7bdfb52b58f0b6635a96478621fe

Scanner detections:
41 / 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 7:10:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
382

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2014.08.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.170.230

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FD [PUP]
2014.9-160119

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2860

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16119

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.95

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3427
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19425

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31678
9.0.1.019

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
8.16.01.19.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
1/19/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-19-01_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Badur
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13272

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.794

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.19.05

McAfee
Artemis!A882C139D4C4
5600.6516

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
17.0.0.57

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dehywl
0.28.2.61861

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160119

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.126328
14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.19.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Bundler (M)
16.1.19.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16117

Sophos
Generic PUA HP
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9377

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BJcMELB
37.0.11287

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.19

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.19

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32816

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1590
2.0.0.1911

File size:
137.9 KB (141,176 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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\fl_setup.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:
9/10/2014 5:15:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:CPuXZNrjFQ4GlJbioqm87LOVGPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqe6z0dW:rXZNrjFUJbiBOVfMXrIakTCmn04

Entry address:
0x8A51

Entry point:
E8, 55, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 94, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, 90, B1, 40, 00, 68, C1, 8A, 40, 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, F0, 40, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.0674

Code size:
36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)

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

https://install.oinstaller2.com/o/.../fl_setup.exe

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