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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 23 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:
65a5158e8d330a8e5507bcf9b2cca562

SHA-1:
936822187b82a28426ea3fc97c4a260f0e16b3b5

SHA-256:
d61084d2406031e4b11b5ffabcab94e54cfe8dea580571e12e324caba563613d

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 1:29:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
874

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2014.09.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.171.238

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AES
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1280

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19507

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30629
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.09.13

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI (variant)
8.10413

F-Prot
W32/A-e3403a0b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-13-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.10.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13358

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.13.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dengzo
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.S
14.9.13.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1686
2.0.0.1921

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:\users\{user}\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:
9/4/2014 5:15:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Tcdz9hsZMN9ycf6uafoOVmMXrIakTCmW/Ip:Aycf9ROVdAp

Entry address:
0x93F7

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, 69, 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:
6.0794

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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

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

http://myquickfiles.com/track/install?adprovider=marmarfc&source=mobit_newlink&_al=1&_cb=1&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider={adprovider}&source={source}&context=Z0dXVpZD02Mzc1NzQyZS01NmZjLTRlMzMtOGMwOC1kMTM4Y2ViN2U0NTE&dlink=http://secure.20-pn-installer.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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