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 28 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:
17df59ec4c2b5121e91ff5345dcf7430

SHA-1:
5a8085569d017c0fd81c122826bc0746712b8494

SHA-256:
71bc25eb18ddfba1670fbec020422b652972de9ce58bf11d6f466854baaf5926

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 10:38:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.AF
887

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.18

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.ehyb
7.11.167.196

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EE [PUP]
2014.9-140831

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ABR
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14831

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.AF
1.0.20.1215

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.27741
9.0.1.0243

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.AF
11.2014-31-08_1

G Data
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.8.24

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.08.31.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!CDCF3F45134C
5600.7021

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.AF
15.0.0.729

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddwawl
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140831

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.08.31.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.W
14.8.31.23

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32186

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206723
2.0.0.1900

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\flash_player_pro_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
8/27/2014 2:15:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:QGeVnIP9KSNspOdtPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqesaj1NbaR:FzP9toOdKMXrIakTCmEjPE

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, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9646

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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