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Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayer.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels has been detected as adware by 31 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
4.0.0.1

MD5:
103f6e59f0f2774dcc3527dfd219c074

SHA-1:
6e03b79b40bcbb42febc9f27e7c029668bd3d078

SHA-256:
daffa6fd2d0675036b80f4b12cbfad7cae4dab1a87c9a28b060a97f6b7fe5411

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 1:02:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
375

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.06.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/iBryte.bxpc
8.3.1.6

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2853

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
1.0.20.125

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-462
0.98/20532

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.KO
22294

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.521
9.0.1.025

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
8.16.01.25.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/25/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-46bd47dc
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-25-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Badur
t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16089

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.762

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PremiumInstaller
v2016.01.25.01

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FRT
5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
17.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dgvzuh
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
11.20160125

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.71536
15.05.29.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileangels.Bundler (M)
16.1.25.13

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XCFcETB
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
40552

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.2774
2.0.0.2199

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\flashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fileangels

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 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 3:58:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:9yQ7dVnlR5zzGEYbi7Q/5TcO6zPZU9pAdQjBDwoo8w:9yQx3GNbi79O6zPEAdQayw

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:
5.6938

Code size:
16.5 KB (16,896 bytes)

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

http://3acwn.trackvoluum.com/click

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