gimp_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application gimp_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” 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. 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 file has been seen being downloaded from secure.19-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a940d3be5ca81c8506c76c5db1f0b009

SHA-1:
e47ab4607f44b09cc5fac9b43b8ac4cc07842c0b

SHA-256:
3e092ef14efc5fd5b1f84930ca3bd98ac77cfd8b9bccc82499f0d1864aedd547

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:03:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
824

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.27

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.170.208

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EU [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Win.Threat.Medium
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Inject
4.0.3.14112

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1530

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-436
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19416

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30618
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.11.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-02-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bundler
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.11.02.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.918

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.denlnt
0.28.2.61942

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141102

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.11.02.02

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.K
14.11.2.14

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1666
2.0.0.1924

File size:
123.4 KB (126,328 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\gimp_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 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:
8/27/2014 5:15:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:OGeVnIP9KSNspOdtPkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqeKj1NzL:jzP9toOdKMXrIakTCmnjPv

Entry address:
0x63B5

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9665

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

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