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flash_player_pro_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flash_player_pro_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 37 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 secure.5-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
dedecabdc6a1f93e8f54b7640e22e92b

SHA-1:
19be245e16622a06dd48e1d729a61397594d4eb6

SHA-256:
8d68a1ed557e511109356704ebd28266e5bcc9c98b3e1b137e09b0f9331d0526

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/19/2024 4:06:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
371

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:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2849

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16129

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.145

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3654
0.98/20507

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19425

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30787
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
8.16.01.29.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
1/29/2016

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-29-01_6

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
14.0.0.741

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.01.29.04

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
5600.6505

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dehywl
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
11.20160129

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.126328
14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
16.01.29.04

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)
16.1.29.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.1B34
23.00.65.16127

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BJcMELB
37.1.62.1

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:
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\flash_player_pro_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 8:59:59 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:
9/7/2014 4:15:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:NFR6eSDpYxxOs0dSZfj8dBi7LsrOVpPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqeaE:weSDpYxxOpdSZfj0usOVmMXrIakTCmkJ

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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Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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

http://secure.5-pn-installer.com/o/.../Flash_Player_Pro_Setup.exe

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