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adobe flashplayer setup.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application adobe flashplayer setup.exe by Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Covus installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from az745087.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
307b763cb6b143f1f28dfd0292d8c5eb

SHA-1:
93a1081a2d0ea3c09cd3a530e985114e17f0cf4c

SHA-256:
9bb1b4628dfe2891812a086b14a05eb2b4d32a3a035ed697e30aa1682ebbdc64

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
1/15/2025 10:06:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
16.8.10.2

File size:
518.7 KB (531,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\adobe flashplayer setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/6/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/13/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, STREET=Schwedter Straße 9a, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10119, C=DE

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

Serial number:
00BCEDCE129E9AA236BBF4BC059A58BA55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/5/2016 6:01:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5aKSqUD27cNs8IYUfLhd9hJZtGfBhEr21lqtMfEdxTgzn:sqH7Cs8IniU2itWEdW

Entry address:
0x1382C

Entry point:
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Code size:
328 KB (335,872 bytes)

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

http://az745087.vo.msecnd.net/downloadguides/.../Adobe Flashplayer Setup.exe

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