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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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
2083cc565d7339a9f60996d5ad5adbfa

SHA-1:
22e7c193a0f105be43474504af5879a9ee3dfddb

SHA-256:
7928aaf150b82702d4e2f980a540fec44e162a92b14f74f4b5e18d1b77b76c5b

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:
5/21/2024 2:44:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6353544

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.16

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxmz
7.11.166.250

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EW [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ADY
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15115

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
1.0.20.75

Bkav FE
W32.Buzus.A.Adware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-449
0.98/19932

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19178

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30449
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BK application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/15/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.01.15.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0D59CA479E98
5600.6884

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
16.0.0.45

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddtkup
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20150115

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.15.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.N
15.1.15.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15113

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10113

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.BJcMELB
37.0.11287

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.15

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32186

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206074
2.0.0.1899

File size:
135.4 KB (138,616 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\player-chrome.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:
9/2/2014 2:24:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:sSQ7656qMt7mjf7MLiFCaoI9X2xgwaaOFHPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmX3:Gnt1I9XWHOFcMXrIakTCmcK

Entry address:
0x8411

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 94, A1, 40, 00, FF, 25, 90, A1, 40, 00, 68, 81, 84, 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, E0, 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, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.0541

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://secure.20-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://swiftstartapps.com/track/install?adprovider=marmarfc&source=mobit_newlink&al=1&_alc=1&_cb=1&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider={adprovider}&source={source}&context=ZhdXVpZD00YjE5NzYxMi0zMGM4LTRjYTMtYWUyNi01Y2U5ZGNhZDBhZmM&dlink=http://secure.20-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

http://secure.7-fusioninstall.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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