microsoft-office-2010-fr_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application microsoft-office-2010-fr_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.2-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6bedba78a505b410b6b790266039c631

SHA-1:
0eadd085f8e8690d4f54bb45c8bb23b01b5ae506

SHA-256:
75870e52d1104d5ee25fb3853ace52ca298004c72ae682103dcc15a3e0dd4c10

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:29:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.5.8

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\microsoft-office-2010-fr_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 11:15:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:wMjk/GgNRe8BNu5fqjfXVfOVmMXrIakTCmbOfU:wpu5fQfXVfOV9U

Entry address:
0x93E7

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, 59, 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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Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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