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adobe_flash_player.exe

App Web

Installer software

The application adobe_flash_player.exe, “App Web Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from newliveupdate.performance-update.com.
Publisher:
Installer software

Product:
App Web

Description:
App Web Setup

MD5:
b04d089e6b30a82b90b3054eb03df179

SHA-1:
3fdf1633dc7c290ecd9211866182211dabddf841

SHA-256:
10609c28c59975b6db4e3efee8163fd756a889da1ea4a343b343717319d4a993

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
12/25/2024 1:16:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Trojan-gen
150707-1

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3046

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZP potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.7.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.206.16567

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.07.16.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

File size:
775.8 KB (794,453 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.2

Copyright:
Generic Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Hsgu0b7hkxjEPiw9QyhS4Nrytcyv/WASs1bz:HJu0blkciIj3ythhbz

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8121

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://newliveupdate.performance-update.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14326376999626&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=ico&stub_id=262&v_id=OjxLozjIRgXDsibYO1ohx0hE3xCihnDJ0YRtvjQ_9Gg.&pcl=uaH3pJyJwvf4NaTZ6Xri6yxqDKSz-6NGDrW4n3PxKeY&subid=12609089706&pubid=7369_4287__nw_2145

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