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downloadsetup.exe

File Monarch

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

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5561324b85f08c47019f010b1339d7af

SHA-1:
f0974e31abba0bd69bdf3f35ec4400c3b20fb289

SHA-256:
aebbed5ccd18907ec8fd99b6e6fc1fec7dcd2dd55188bbd82bfb91125708df62

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 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:
11/2/2024 7:14:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.26.16

File size:
143.4 KB (146,808 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\downloadsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
3/19/2015 2:59:59 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:
8/20/2014 9:49:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:BFPEGEmeEGE1ETlxgjfQZCIl8ZuO7/8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0Uk:7RZe1kYgj4Z+ZuO7HX1ZbmZJLtfM

Entry address:
0x5737

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, A1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4721

Code size:
21.5 KB (22,016 bytes)

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

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name={filename}&nor=1&subid=11050401063

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