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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application mediaplayer.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 32 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 download.start-downloads.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
5fb62d1e1e87b116fefd625a38d7ba37

SHA-1:
11b99f5020736a16fde1e14301f208ab1af4f858

SHA-256:
e2629021d486bf2ad7b26fa823c90d4479c10a12bbb4a0c9eac136f9b5a893dd

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
12/26/2024 3:52:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
697

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.03.10

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.168.120

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3175

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
1.0.20.340

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-456
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
21351

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30629
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
8.15.03.09.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.VCEW!tr
3/9/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-09-03_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of odin_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.15.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15209

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.03.09.06

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
16.0.0.204

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dengzo
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.9.17

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32398

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1686
2.0.0.2092

File size:
141.4 KB (144,760 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\mediaplayer.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:
9/4/2014 5:15:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Dcdz9hsZMN9ycf6uafoOVmMXrIakTCmp/H:Qycf9ROVCf

Entry address:
0x93F7

Entry point:
E8, 4C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, B8, B1, 40, 00, FF, 25, 44, B1, 40, 00, CC, CC, 68, 69, 94, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.0715

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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

http://download.start-downloads.com/aff_c?offer_id=51&aff_id=15176

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