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adobe-flash_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

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_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-file.windownload.net.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a3e4867e6051970c827f962cec00e06

SHA-1:
e8613da809f1b08b4a20eb9488a7fd5081373d8d

SHA-256:
c841beee68cd82bad411a1160f61c31d349bb038ce07a162f27b0349bb3514ff

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:00:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150817

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3014

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.15817

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.10677

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_MyWebSearch
8/17/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of firefox_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.10.2.2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2015.08.17.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.FastDownloads.Bundler (M)
15.8.17.13

Sophos
Generic PUA CH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34544

File size:
809.4 KB (828,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, 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:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2014 9:05:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BuR5EPHvTzVfZuKcynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk3FY+:Jf7zBkZyKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23aRr

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8713

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://download-file.windownload.net/download/94/.../

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