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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 41 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 Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
626629c6164ee04d4fa0664c65f9869b

SHA-1:
1bbfae3cb46b94559b8b3d1c5a58233687a3279c

Scanner detections:
41 / 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:
4/24/2024 4:54:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
435

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.16

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.171.120

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151126

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2913

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.151126

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.1650

Bkav FE
W32.Buzus.A.Adware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3427
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19470

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31929
9.0.1.0330

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
8.15.11.26.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI (variant)
9.10392

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
11/26/2015

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2015-26-11_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1061

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.11.26.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0D59CA479E98
5600.6569

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
16.0.0.990

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddtkup
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20151126

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.26.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Bundler (M)
15.11.26.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.151124

Sophos
Adware.iBryte Premium Installer
55

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9483

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BJcMELB
37.0.11287

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.330

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206074
2.0.0.1899

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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\player-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 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:
9/6/2014 5:15:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:jrYcOvNxdJ1UYLpfKzYG9O1mMXrIakTCm1t:WLpfAYG9O1et

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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Entropy:
6.0746

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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