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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “Fusion Install ” 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b5fbacc6ee6412789a2767937f34384e

SHA-1:
d0334c66f7e8cb89263508db1be330717ad70900

SHA-256:
ddd19b4aad2fdb1544442f79243a16463a16ac4f40afe50ecd809ffd0bf13672

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:
11/28/2024 5:42:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMonarch.Bundler (M)
16.1.24.12

File size:
269.4 KB (275,832 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\player-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 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:
9/8/2014 2:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qu1aAOCZdl6oFOMKmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslmpa:mAOfTDkbJqL3J7HgGsaa

Entry address:
0x16D1F

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 91, 41, 00, 68, 89, 6D, 41, 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, E0, 41, 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, 08, 68, CA, 68, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1394

Code size:
94 KB (96,256 bytes)

The file player-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download1241bucket.com/track/install?gluid=gyaEYiQh4MLIikqJpf02aAjEj91 Xfm 9R3c6S6ErL9XhUVg7P/2iFwDcuS2kfCFePKqYvr1J567mbYGdgH41sud95Xbzu RrnJ7vax7xNVRai1o0AbI4r8XibPNpRcjdkCGvfxjnEZ9uDpPH1F0qDI/JRxLcQ82W1D6IGxgf07njPiEMKpTZhljoHfCGPSR RubxW82YdxNjikTu p7GbvnaMkjvZd2LIxDxcOXN0UUXmaevuEw7CD9AbKeyj8ciwha5HPIGTuzwT7DUaixlrZYyWmGiN4Y67rpQ9k ujRIKq HgtGmZw==&_alc=1&_cb=1&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Player-Chrome.exe

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