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adobe_flash.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.exe by Fast Downloads 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 Adlogica Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.app2desktop.com.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
542b9da44ae575afa11c15ce52d8dd3e

SHA-1:
15f0338ee7249311839b78e122b4ed8e31c10529

SHA-256:
a23cd52046aa013f31c9ea7761959581e8d28997da34eab08eda1fdff1fd0d92

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 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:
11/27/2024 7:48:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.FastDown.Bundler (M)
16.4.1.1

File size:
554 KB (567,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 5:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 3:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:55d5J6RsuUCHdzNE90zEmSz6E5iPDbkL/hWgjTM38gimP8pmm:55TJisu7lzpA6E5iPDbkL/hW9p8v

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:
7.9766

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.app2desktop.com/DownloadManager/GetALGK2?p=1955&d=4029&l=3819&n=1&d1=51847&d2=83&exeurl=http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/support/install_flash_player_ax.exe&dynamicname=AdobeFlashSetup&productname=Adobe Flash&filename=Adobe_Flash&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=hpo1l7dmnjm9iusi7ak8pnasc6d67j9vn4a9nn1hd1s9f2vo9pr1-14b9faeb6e1172bc2271175d3b588267&d=windownload.net&p=Adobe Flash&pid=3

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