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player-firefox.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-firefox.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 29 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 the free Mozilla Firefox 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:
1507bbcb52de077af0daf528a97c29de

SHA-1:
6894f5765328310179901870909c486c3870e5a1

SHA-256:
c1d839c7b45153ca6c1ba7ba922de1c62ff62fa211bec23171257cbd23445db5

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/25/2024 3:42:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
5832705

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.188.128

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAE
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-8773
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
20185

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32067
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4181986
11/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14120

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.24.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.debolj
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.145784
14.11.24.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.R
14.11.24.14

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
35088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1558
2.0.0.1992

File size:
142.4 KB (145,784 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-firefox.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:
8/24/2014 5:13:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:HlyxYf8IU1vLCplOFL8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UdnOJ:HKYf8IU1vLeOFLX1ZbmZJLtl6

Entry address:
0x53A7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, A1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4517

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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