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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application startdownload.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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
37cba3b9c57d6e344124bea856984d5e

SHA-1:
1c3a8d8456be73b5b6dc78ed37e50a739ea7c4ea

SHA-256:
20b1a24c09df2e53d9e0399b963989c8b9cecaea6987970b2d2e4b74971a8073

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 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:
5/4/2024 2:12:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
836

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.19

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.168.26

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AGG
2014.0.4040

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-3462
0.98/19507

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19252

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31929
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
14.10.22

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX (variant)
8.10283

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
10/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
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
v2014.10.22.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!CDCF3F45134C
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddwawl
0.28.2.61519

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141022

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.10.22.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cf5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.N
14.10.22.7

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32370

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206723
2.0.0.1905

File size:
137.9 KB (141,176 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\startdownload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 7:59:59 AM

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:
9/10/2014 3:15:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:H/66RGrjED8VbRJL4oqm8URfnOVSPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqevvlC:C6RGrjEyJL44nOV7MXrIakTCmaPBO

Entry address:
0x8A61

Entry point:
E8, 55, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 94, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, 90, B1, 40, 00, 68, D1, 8A, 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, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.0592

Code size:
36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)

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