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Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flash_player.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ifreeupdates.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
4.0.0.1

MD5:
c8e1e6410b0d082fa5948a72f5642e6c

SHA-1:
c3e2d32a22978f6d0b534836c6a82a6e18c4f82b

SHA-256:
dc826658dd82193a3bfed1edb46b8be6199b27ca1370fcaac8be759ea604b6c1

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
12/25/2024 4:40:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.11.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4
7.11.183.24

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160201

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2847

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-5681
0.98/19588

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.BO
19994

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.508
9.0.1.032

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO (variant)
10.10670

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
2/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-71902d70
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Genome
14.0.0.730

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2016.02.01.02

McAfee
IBryte-FRT
5600.6503

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dhaeas
0.28.6.62995

Norman
IBryte.STR
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.71024.B
14.11.04.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileangels.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.2

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
34510

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.3001
2.0.0.1975

File size:
69.9 KB (71,536 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.0.1

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\flash_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fileangels

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, 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:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/17/2014 12:58:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:9tQ7dVnlR5zzGEYzzLQ/5TcO6zPZU9pAdQjBDw8o85i:9tQx3GNzzL9O6zPEAdQaG5i

Entry address:
0x449B

Entry point:
E8, 48, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 20, 61, 40, 00, FF, 25, 24, 61, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, 0D, 45, 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, B0, 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...
 
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Entropy:
5.6995

Code size:
16.5 KB (16,896 bytes)

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

http://www.ifreeupdates.com/.../download.php?id=544478dc55166&i=35

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