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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.3-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
c153ed10a3d9a1d8399ff1cbe035132a

SHA-1:
af2359b4dcafc1667a3adaeb3cfc4e82c4d370e0

SHA-256:
25c911746672f07a7b326d942f3041618e4c3e8428021794b5a5a0264ad90f80

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/21/2024 8:13:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMona.Bundler (M)
16.6.29.2

File size:
127.4 KB (130,424 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 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:
8/25/2014 5:15:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:bOZvPMubRjzbatFObfevWn29AGlAOJBMXrIakTCmTTYL:0m/AOJ3TYL

Entry address:
0x70AB

Entry point:
E8, 38, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, C2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, C2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, C2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, C1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, C1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, C2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, C1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, C1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, C2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, C2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, C2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.0290

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.3-pn-installer.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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