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adobe flash.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobe flash.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadnet.org.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7aba309357573868a7f61bf416f5fa45

SHA-1:
29ea8afd6803756ca578f476b64d47b90396dd8a

SHA-256:
2a45854204d2d170ea2cd8af5656dd82750ad8b76abc28eb0d18f3ac80cd1021

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
12/27/2024 2:50:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.198.252

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.CMQ
2014.0.4253

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
1/1/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.01.09

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.c
5600.6898

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.djogzg
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickDownloader.L
15.1.1.20

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.7B6A9C43
7.2.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
567.9 KB (581,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hJKN5HbqCDgXtUJZHSBtCIrn/WwTkreSq6jLAnyxqV2nU/JLrAX5:hsECDg2oCKQ9rLAnyGgU/RAp

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9680

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadnet.org/download/283/.../

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