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File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 27 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 boostupwithapps.com.
Publisher:
File Monarch  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e23e54ff419a9777318cee4f0f10d45b

SHA-1:
584f1ae16ba77af35fae07a0b966fd2bce325f2f

SHA-256:
5eaf5be010098f8d4155d9e5ad0f7a1ee9586cf4b4cc63a3d54001283f2bcd42

Scanner detections:
27 / 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 5:27:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
840

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.10.18

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.179.110

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AEY
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
1.0.20.1450

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Application-458
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19829

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30895
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.10.17

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BI application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bundler
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.10.17.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.15
15.0.0.870

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dentzj
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.144760.O
14.10.17.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.F
14.10.17.19

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
141.4 KB (144,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 3:29:59 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:
9/6/2014 1:45:34 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:TChhRRdJxCFCYEpfbV/s9O1mMXrIakTCmj/un:3Epfx/s9O1g/E

Entry address:
0x93A7

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, 19, 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:
6.0680

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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

http://boostupwithapps.com/track/install?creative_id=v3&q=DownloadFileSetup&adprovider=wsl1&source=IR&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider=wsl&source=IR&context=p191.oc203.58953.203.0609a91a5c65107.164&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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