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softwareupdate.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application softwareupdate.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 29 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:
b49993b9f5ac427d2da1d1d1cbcc4dcf

SHA-1:
3279ae62c35b5ddb440fd4153cf451321db71540

SHA-256:
c6fbe757480987047179fcb584b9e55ed9e3ce9c846898d60f7acd8b7726ac8b

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/18/2024 5:23:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
5831905

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.11.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.188.128

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAR
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-4658
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
20185

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31051
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BB application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-aa6249a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-24-11_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14120

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.24.03

McAfee
IBryte
5600.6936

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dehjej
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.129912
14.11.24.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.24.03

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.R
14.11.24.15

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
35088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1575
2.0.0.1992

File size:
126.9 KB (129,912 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\softwareupdate.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:
8/25/2014 3:45:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:mXvtVDd5l0HNWPN01KN5fOpQPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqevswa+:6vfp0tsrOpxMXrIakTCmBwp

Entry address:
0x6EFB

Entry point:
E8, 48, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C...
 
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Entropy:
6.0312

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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