flashplayerpro_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
86b57ff9f059a73146da8354994a5cbf

SHA-1:
9a5b87436340a6608a95200978edc9f336acb09d

SHA-256:
e2bab2718a0182e1adf83bc5fe7c1717186db2b30e7da0557a24c01db8f4a565

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
5/26/2024 5:33:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
789

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.06

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxox
7.11.179.110

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140925

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3340

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.1705

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19833

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30512
9.0.1.0268

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
8.14.12.07.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
12/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.2014-07-12_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.7.20

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AgentCV
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3195

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.09.25.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
15.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Inject.dengxv
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.271736.B
14.10.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.25.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.U
14.9.25.22

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1689
2.0.0.1958

File size:
265.4 KB (271,736 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 5:59:59 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:
9/4/2014 3:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qU1lVhY2L1OsNmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGsl+t:HzVh13TDkbJqL3J7HgGsct

Entry address:
0x15FDF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, 49, 60, 41, 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, D0, 41, 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, 08, 68, 8A, 5B, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1476

Code size:
90.5 KB (92,672 bytes)

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