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KikMessenger_Downloader.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application KikMessenger_Downloader.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.pn-installer2.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b2a43a8102ace1b1e3d968d58ff0d202

SHA-1:
d73b88f066be1af73766eb8e5de93f96536d3488

SHA-256:
436cdcb2cd8b32c05dbb7595601758049f7ff2183f26e76ddb144452365c2cdd

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 3:31:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Downloader.TM
831

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.TM
7.11.167.118

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EF [PUP]
2014.9-140813

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3309

Bitdefender
Application.Downloader.TM
1.0.20.1500

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19197

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Downloader.TM
8.14.10.27.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Downloader.TM
11.2014-27-10_2

G Data
Application.Downloader.TM
14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of startdownload.exe (Adware)
2014.10.27.14

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.3038

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.08.13.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!CDCF3F45134C
5600.6965

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Downloader.TM
15.0.0.900

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ddthma
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141027

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.X
14.8.13.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
116.9 KB (119,672 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\kikmessenger_downloader.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:
8/13/2014 7:49:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ZmYL6wJoaCztiemKeV3DBBSfOn/wHcW8OQ7F0PjdE27zaeuVn:ZmYLro3seLeTyOno8WEZKjd7aeuZ

Entry address:
0x613D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 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:
5.2565

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://secure.pn-installer2.com/o/.../KikMessenger_Downloader.exe

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