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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 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
00f9d4bb7c9da43e721908c030e9e655

SHA-1:
458099fb0988e09070a107b26b3ce62440faa97d

SHA-256:
804da5305ff9be100936d333cf2c25e0c4d4a4a3198b6e95f926bc5ba928e522

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/27/2024 7:42:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

avast!
OutBrowse-W [PUP]
2014.9-150702

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.27
9.0.1.0183

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.W potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of firefox.exe (Adware)
2015.7.2.4

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.192.14761

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxkzp
0.30.0.64812

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adlogica
15.3.27.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
36666

File size:
976 KB (999,400 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 4:59:59 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 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+/HT33201n62fplvwiAPIxe/Ldzy3d91TYANZ7Vh:O72YPfjvZAP4eZ2N91TDT

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:
7.9258

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=4405&exeurl=http://aihdownload.adobe.com/bin/live/install_flashplayer14x32_ltr5x64d_awc_aih.exe&dynamicname=AdobeFlashSetup&productname=Adobe Flash&filename=Adobe_Flash&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=ji0nohddh2kanoue74op81qrhq8kt47c1plo0rg806nek0ietrt1-518b3b4accd9a64a6ace661c6192a0bb&d=download-update.org&p=Adobe Flash&pid=3

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