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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 21 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:
f8e59170a0477ecc4b81671c182dbceb

SHA-1:
25b35a394e4289c2daa321667b85a1ce08ff0516

SHA-256:
a38f9c1a5ccb80bd30479a90d8ca431bf9778183426b84cc8089a9fb895e9e46

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/27/2024 9:59:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
881

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.171.10

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140906

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3359

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1245

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19432

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30895
9.0.1.0249

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BF (variant)
8.10374

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-06-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.06.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.747

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dehywl
0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.I
14.9.6.19

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
141.4 KB (144,760 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:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 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:
9/6/2014 2:15:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:6rYcOvNxdJ1UYLpfKzYG9O1mMXrIakTCm4Q:DLpfAYG9O1rQ

Entry address:
0x93E7

Entry point:
E8, 4C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, B8, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, 44, B1, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, 59, 94, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.0676

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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