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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 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from startfreedownload.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d88d1bcb264852134b3b10b6cf585c58

SHA-1:
655a777c5a7c1c80d3e860a92c3c7224d95b4b71

SHA-256:
a27c46624d6e67e26e052518834f6e7be16801797038be10036b784e04595f37

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:50:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.AF
891

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.17

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxoh
7.11.166.250

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AAE
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14828

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.AF
1.0.20.1200

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19181

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.27741
9.0.1.0240

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-f45b4d3a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.AF
11.2014-28-08_5

G Data
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.8.24

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

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.3340

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2014.08.28.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!46F8749DEF37
5600.7025

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.AF
15.0.0.720

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.ddwawl
0.28.2.61721

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140828

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AF
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.28.02

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileMonarch.F
14.8.28.2

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32198

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.206054
2.0.0.1900

File size:
142.4 KB (145,784 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:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 9:59:59 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:
8/25/2014 8:13:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ulyxYf8IU1vLCplOFL8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UykdzA:uKYf8IU1vLeOFLX1ZbmZJLthm

Entry address:
0x53A7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, A1, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4503

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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

http://startfreedownload.com/track/install?creative_id=b&button=green&source=katvuse_new_lightspark&adprovider=marmartyp&subid=&subid2=&et=65&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller6.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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