setup.exe

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 34 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 file has been seen being downloaded from boostupwithapps.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
1870f55fe008424e1f4089ea9c278c21

SHA-1:
d55242b372282e73d772fb3fecd2ea0e6904d0c3

SHA-256:
e936066be849d4f3bc12600fe6966fa34d25b1899b8728944582d2d7920f6eb4

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
5/2/2024 3:46:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.AF
863

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.17

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxoh
7.11.166.250

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140924

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.ACA
2014.0.4025

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14924

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.AF
1.0.20.1335

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-434
0.98/19424

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30617
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.09.24

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.AF
11.2014-24-09_4

G Data
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.6.10

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
v2014.09.24.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!46F8749DEF37
5600.6997

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.AF
15.0.0.801

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddwawl
0.28.2.61721

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140924

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.24.12

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

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.F
14.9.24.12

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:
123.4 KB (126,328 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 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:
8/28/2014 2:15:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:190iEVrkP8Aai/Ls4OdFPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqe22xN0q:1ZtPTt/LOdCMXrIakTCmj2b

Entry address:
0x63B5

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 10, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 89, 35, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9782

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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

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