setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download111bucket.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f322e0ef13a5d407e7afd9f145831128

SHA-1:
53586928531a0dbbcbb3eabb2c24edec0e849010

SHA-256:
7c27d59376060f3757a832d10f76bc56067c34075c2bf9e90f10cd5d342cf126

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/15/2024 12:47:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.09.09

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AEF
2014.0.4015

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19459

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.480
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BG (variant)
8.10385

F-Prot
W32/A-4ab0b861
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13305

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2014.09.08.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.deobns
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.08.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.F
14.9.8.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
238.9 KB (244,600 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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
9/3/2014 1:00:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cXJkO0cdR8Oa6mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslgw:Wk6ztTDkbJqL3J7HgGsiw

Entry address:
0x103E3

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 62, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 62, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 62, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 62, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 62, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 61, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 62, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 62, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2122

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

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

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