adobe flash player setup.exe

Installer Lite

Fast Installer (Install Manager Limited)

The application adobe flash player setup.exe, “Installer Lite Setup ” by Fast Installer (Install Manager Limited) 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.hostingsignsbyte.com.
Publisher:

Product:
Installer Lite

Description:
Installer Lite Setup

MD5:
5cebfff997976b11b094a90f8a3964e8

SHA-1:
eb1c8b1692b1a0f5f8061695705bc0458ca5d437

SHA-256:
2da66e4c3f287269359f893b8dcba7ed100578cef1da79aab1d28c998dc25f13

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 2:32:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer (M)
17.3.15.17

File size:
941.4 KB (964,016 bytes)

Product version:
4.3

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe flash player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/29/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/29/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Installer (Install Manager Limited), O=Fast Installer (Install Manager Limited), STREET="Level 27, Pwc Tower, 188 Quay Street", L=Auckland, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3B22473FAF501DC1F0A089DA6F97DCB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9337

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.hostingsignsbyte.com/c?x=f787C1KmfAs1It7JtKTiImYZA3MCdICgkk2KwlikTfI=&c=DpSi3Dp7 gIVyEc9wH0J kuJ8cIKpbktcqoTh3QWAZt8TASL9o5HiZFuHjGcx2KAVUMbWFW/LuKoiGmyNAladv100EbLl OzTm7h5jKiR5J/zb7bcevIocR4JkOOPdVY&downloadAs=Adobe Flash Player Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.../?installer=Flash_Player_14_for_Internet_Explorer&standalone=1

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