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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 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 file has been seen being downloaded from thequickdownloads.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4a6647c1823e21b495788b8742be7ffd

SHA-1:
fee47e99303d08ed7dabfe37d07cbee79a0f5708

SHA-256:
a5e87f4163065a53c0ebf0e5aadaba4c6c850dedfc6cb5e1ce87a794c2a5254b

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 7:46:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileMona.Bundler (M)
16.3.23.23

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:
3/17/2014 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:
8/22/2014 1:19:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:stuxYf8IUZv/CpjOFL8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UnW2f:s+Yf8IUZv/gOFLX1ZbmZJLtWg

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:
5.4551

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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

http://thequickdownloads.com/track/install?adprovider=marmar&source=marmar_source3&_al=1&_cb=1&context=Z3dXVpZD00NmYzYmVlMS01N2FhLTRkZjMtYjc5Ni0yNTNkMTg2MmE3ZjQ&dlink=http://easysetupinstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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