setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 40 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 install.oinstaller5.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
bb91dfe6dc3b31a923e3ce9abbafba85

SHA-1:
051d4e10a5cdab7ccd320deebc6330bbf0771286

SHA-256:
a200670bb5632cdc6aa7251c9d06a4ac679612805c967420c15dd628fa1107f7

Scanner detections:
40 / 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:
11/23/2024 10:52:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6582766

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.08.17

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AES
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15312

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.AF
1.0.20.355

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-456
0.98/20183

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30629
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
3/12/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.IBryte.AF
15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2358

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.03.12.11

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
16.8.708.2

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.AF
16.0.0.213

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddwawl
0.28.2.61721

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

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.12.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.3fc
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.3.12.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.15310

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10002

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.71

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32198

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206054
2.0.0.1900

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 6:59:59 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 4:15:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ccdz9hsZMN9ycf6uafoOVmMXrIakTCmxt//5:Xycf9ROVwR

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:
6.0716

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

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