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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 40 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:
eb540133703e4be03bf4758aaa522226

SHA-1:
c10fc7367d0b2d8439c7fd230bcc83f27a3bb0ed

SHA-256:
c59458eae0fbba2b573e1d1502bdf30c40801869ff95c436de7acc0610e1e7e4

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:47:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
5827185

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]
2014.9-141122

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AKH
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141122

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.AF
1.0.20.1630

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.483
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
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.AF
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.11.24

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
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.22.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!46F8749DEF37
5600.6938

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.AF
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddwawl
0.28.2.61721

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141122

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.05

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

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.F
14.11.22.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141120

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10222

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.326

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.22

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:
131.4 KB (134,520 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:
3/18/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 11:59:59 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:
8/31/2014 8:15:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:mX5bU4jl7uf0Vi1Ivuq0JpkuRai2CbyOlLMXrIakTCmZRv:nBkXOlDRv

Entry address:
0x7A31

Entry point:
E8, 52, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 94, 91, 40, 00, FF, 25, 90, 91, 40, 00, 68, A1, 7A, 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, C0, 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, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.0359

Code size:
31.5 KB (32,256 bytes)

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