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driver_update_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application driver_update_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 30 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:
4fc3b74d4b68969a9bc537ea109596be

SHA-1:
c47f551a8bb64de0ed963a9d4fb97bc0d55946d1

SHA-256:
60537dd40cee936b50f2db638ca389b2a3b61415bbbcda445580bb54bd629126

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
11/15/2024 12:18:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
849

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Badur
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.170.50

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAE
2014.0.4025

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1405

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-8773
0.98/19485

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32067
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
14.10.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-34fffba4
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-08-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bundler
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.10.08.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!E9323DA79794
5600.6983

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.843

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dekthq
0.28.2.62286

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141008

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.134520.D
14.09.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.08.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.T
14.10.8.12

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32186

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1652
2.0.0.1935

File size:
141.9 KB (145,272 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\driver_update_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

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:
8/21/2014 6:00:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ZlyxYf8IU1vLCp+OFe8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UxJVb:ZKYf8IU1vL1OFOX1ZbmZJLtX1

Entry address:
0x53A7

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:
5.4317

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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