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internetexplorer-chrome.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application internetexplorer-chrome.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Internet Explorer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bec7c8deae517f39d4c9b872343dd65c

SHA-1:
1b6b0ac6402ed9d49f91f8ac7edf6f5ad22096f0

SHA-256:
e6f372518ea377d4f00127018f5473aa06674e5afa41284207a890e30fc64b2e

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
11/30/2024 3:21:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
872

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.09.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.173.236

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FB [PUP]
2014.9-140916

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3350

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
1.0.20.1295

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19595

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31929
9.0.1.0259

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
8.14.09.16.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-e3403a0b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2014-16-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of superoneclick_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.17.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13451

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3243

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.09.16.11

McAfee
IBryte
5600.7006

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.152464
15.0.0.777

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.desauy
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.141176.C
14.09.23.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.16.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.X
14.9.16.11

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1805
2.0.0.1929

File size:
137.9 KB (141,176 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\internetexplorer-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

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:
9/9/2014 5:15:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:5/6nRGrjhI8uLRJLmToqm8A6fnOV/PkMKee/ipWVUe5XXJ1qDrIPSkTCmXqqedqb:4nRGrjhEJLKlnOV0MXrIakTCmPrl

Entry address:
0x8A61

Entry point:
E8, 55, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 94, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, 90, B1, 40, 00, 68, D1, 8A, 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, F0, 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, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.0751

Code size:
36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)

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