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adobe_flash_player.exe

Program Installer

Internet app

The application adobe_flash_player.exe, “Program Installer Setup ” 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Internet app

Product:
Program Installer

Description:
Program Installer Setup

Version:
1.3.3.8

MD5:
016b17be31f6f4e49176505d1f71e161

SHA-1:
271aa0c402210bb9bac99703a05172a7d65979c7

SHA-256:
98f8f4caca48d5edc2a71fecf7e72f4a68bb61c9c35ec1c4eeecf7cb73bf332b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:36:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RE48 (M)
16.5.28.3

File size:
772.4 KB (790,984 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

Copyright:
App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tHEVPwaBMYTIxeXOE5iYm/4hwQyacPsErO+hH3:tkVP3TIxe75iY64hwQarp

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8040

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://newsoft12.how2safeupdate.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14316661502401&app_id=4&lp_id=376&v=ico&stub_id=240&v_id=KdmjEczsImX23Iguq7rVyTgSyWIzVIPDYAkcKfdgoEo.&pcl=IIBjkLnsfnr6ZmlwKXWAGo1_aO-uL_4TkdGJxsAv1oE.&CLICK_ID=7Gg-gZZemOVJwdvjIlFYgK6M8ik43YxhJEvQeGqLcgR5zbCBpndSnhHAHs0ApNBaiEVBhYnYJ5KWdiIo7olg2wCl6HsocQzTMNT0BM0OiBpIqjZcbhwQGpLj8XbSF2EUhcYhUTd2Wjy9fsePsjbiiHVWEEP142bNQtKgEXBJTVAvd4baJWujLxFfjddIw6NSS6uT38YemmkUQPIR2KKGxiWhWT8FuR-v0-RQSWlsoHpxFZKA2xdsyEkoEtAeh7iOA4RKRB5dckqHQ1VTW43ENwaCi9HALPMxrMk29XrFzvOklBU3mDZF6QQzIixv3NAac2Bvh7Mc_YtQElpCXCNFpf2_FTVm5UZJm62FRxy1a3KfAV8X8i4NFanMEY3b26dgnEn2NYRba8By-KoijFv_MQei0soB3VvTi3gcxIxVm7XvHLZHNgSYMJB3awzo_LxeJm8gKDXpSGYt6E6o1s4

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