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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 33 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
68eef49bcc3fcc59baf8ec0591407d59

SHA-1:
2ad101daab9bb6afbf90b93c08e35586d4d19df5

SHA-256:
73712c34c03647a51885af79d87c51d84bc3fef326883c6da3013d023ff18cde

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/23/2024 8:24:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.AF
838

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.17

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxoh
7.11.166.250

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AEY
2014.0.4040

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.AF
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-458
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30895
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.10.19

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.AF
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.10.19.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!46F8749DEF37
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.AF
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddwawl
0.28.2.61721

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141019

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.19.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.3fc
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.F
14.10.19.20

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32198

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206054
2.0.0.1900

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\setup.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:
9/5/2014 4:15:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:yChhRRdJxCFCYEpfbV/s9O1mMXrIakTCmR/u3:eEpfx/s9O1a/k

Entry address:
0x93A7

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, 19, 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:
6.0718

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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