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media_player_update_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application media_player_update_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2eeb461e6d84b6e39a18d788c13b792a

SHA-1:
fa981a40be23d2e792f2c555e17ac70c17202641

SHA-256:
a08a3ffc79729e4498b6480f5ed6f4dc1f6dd118d7f8ab6e94c6a7a077c27e31

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
4/19/2024 5:38:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.AF
5832705

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.11.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.168.134

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EF [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ZL
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.141124

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19266

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.27741
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.AF
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.24.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!2BDA97A3EE62
5600.6936

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141124

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.24.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.Z
14.11.24.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141122

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10218

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BJcMELB
37.0.11296

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.328

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
148.4 KB (151,928 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\media_player_update_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 6:59:59 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:
8/15/2014 3:29:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:tOILgICsaCscXBwnleChB8One8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UCp5PM5:tOILCs3pB8hhB8OnOX1ZbmZJLtS5PY

Entry address:
0x618D

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:
5.5051

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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