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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
737534f3e62dde11afec859eeec2348f

SHA-1:
163390ee923dd50b4bcb66d300f76b2deb59972b

SHA-256:
6e52af845031bfce92db57491d47b658ec3d7af6639195b03883c52b4d8be3fd

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:17:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.173.16

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FC [PUP]
2014.9-140917

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3348

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19546

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31950
9.0.1.0260

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG (variant)
8.10434

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.11.22.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13407

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3235

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.17.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.desmhe
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832
14.09.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.17.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.K
14.9.17.21

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1796
2.0.0.1926

File size:
269.4 KB (275,832 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.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:
9/9/2014 5:23:05 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:BH4zK5K7LdjmSY+pROMKmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslqJ6:B6KqLdj5CTDkbJqL3J7HgGsW6

Entry address:
0x16CCF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 91, 41, 00, 68, 39, 6D, 41, 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, 41, 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, 08, 68, 7A, 68, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
94 KB (96,256 bytes)

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