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adobe flash player setup.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Download Publisher

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application adobe flash player setup.exe, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Download Publisher has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
Download Publisher   (signed by Download Publisher)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
3.0.0.42

MD5:
8455ac6a4f883662faa407ff35dc097d

SHA-1:
6f1c1273826691527fed73095350b7c763a0cf14

SHA-256:
fe57daf26d920d95bd5c3b14b70dee2619259150eb11099e191e7c235afc4875

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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 12:49:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.3
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.28.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadPublisher.Y
14.12.28.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
922.4 KB (944,488 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.42

Copyright:
(c) Download Publisher

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Publisher

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/24/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Publisher, O=Download Publisher, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5ECC09F6F591E0329759887CAC9A3B81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 11:55:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Bl60qMA5canSPzXdIBAp8AF1Loe8yjoFUo0A/PtDzY:BNqMWcaWIO8AFmioF7f/PZzY

Entry address:
0x4CCED

Entry point:
E8, F0, 08, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 20, 4D, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 51, 09, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.2093

Code size:
468.5 KB (479,744 bytes)

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