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flashplayerpro_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
64261f57049577bd4d253a6194f2de21

SHA-1:
5c21dcb96e913fe3712c88ed3de70a4a03baa301

SHA-256:
31ab89dba2c80a191271d072277a7346d1fabcae7b9999af112b8ad98ee0ad29

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/14/2024 9:11:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.170.228

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3361

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19425

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30512
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG (variant)
8.10369

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13272

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.05.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.U
14.9.4.23

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
265.4 KB (271,736 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/4/2014 4:00:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6U1lVhY2L1OsNmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslqL:XzVh13TDkbJqL3J7HgGsIL

Entry address:
0x15FDF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 81, 41, 00, 68, 49, 60, 41, 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, D0, 41, 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, 08, 68, 8A, 5B, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1476

Code size:
90.5 KB (92,672 bytes)

The file flashplayerpro_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://install.fusioninstall.com/o/.../flashplayerpro_Setup.exe

http://easysetupinstall.com/o/.../flashplayerpro_Setup.exe

http://download131bucket.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=lax1COjPxqmMj4zrchACGP3424yy4NXaFSIMOTkuNDIuMTAwLjY5KAEwjdKkoAU.

http://lax1.ib.adnxs.com/click?PeSyckb5DEBcj8KhVgwIQOxRuB6F6wdAh_XN4riZDUD7cfeU5NQRQH38liEDV7UV6KcxxXgw1nINKQlUAAAAAB_OMgCTBwAAdgIAAAIAAAB_qhoBhWwHAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gDOcAAAMa4AAgUAAQIAAJQA4iYHpAAAAAA./cnd=!XwZ0OgiDpKUCEP_U6ggYhdkdIAA./referrer=http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/is-your-network-deep-or-shallow/23109//clickenc=http://download131bucket.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=lax1COjPxqmMj4zrchACGP3424yy4NXaFSIMOTkuNDIuMTAwLjY5KAEwjdKkoAU.

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