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 31 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:
e5b4155bd6667a927faf844d5db322f4

SHA-1:
d1f6ab1c703252845e97e52f06347846a5302468

SHA-256:
3a5261f08e0b8d363de32d0f679ac07ad17038c6b7e41b2ed1ff0665fda9afc8

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 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:
11/28/2024 4:36:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
831

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.06

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.171.10

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141026

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AEH
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.1495

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19432

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30413
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
8.14.10.26.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
10/26/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-4a7f4ee7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
11.2014-26-10_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.10.26.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
15.0.0.897

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.demlhr
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832
14.09.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.26.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.U
14.10.26.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.IQAFGOD
37.0.11227

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1720
2.0.0.1921

File size:
236.4 KB (242,040 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:

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:
9/3/2014 4:00:25 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JXJchQ1jP+O6amEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGsljt:1JcIjPfTDkbJqL3J7HgGsJt

Entry address:
0xFA03

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 52, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 52, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 52, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 52, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 52, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 52, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 51, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 51, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 52, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 52, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 52, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2222

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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

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