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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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 update4now.onlinelivevideo.org.
Publisher:
Internet app

Product:
Program Installer

Description:
Program Installer Setup

Version:
1.3.3.8

MD5:
3c454f36de586594c52a9362954d37d5

SHA-1:
cde109f0349874a13d3e0f89b6b0719866297f27

SHA-256:
9c28204c87330fe263ad47d6adb116866270308bf799d1fa3540606e97e47c99

Scanner detections:
12 / 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.

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 3:54:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

avast!
Malware-gen
150423-1

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3087

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1565

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.721
9.0.1.0156

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11651

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/5/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16034

McAfee
Artemis!3C454F36DE58
5600.6743

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.6.5.10

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0519
7.2.156

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40580

File size:
772.4 KB (790,984 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

Copyright:
App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XHEVPwaBMYTIxeXOE5iYm/4hwQyacPsErO+hH3:XkVP3TIxe75iY64hwQarp

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://update4now.onlinelivevideo.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14316330284666&app_id=4&lp_id=983&v=ico&stub_id=240&v_id=Kj7TOZj2rFyKjVx5ZqR51tNlBdfEnRhuQM7R8vYGNmE.&pcl=6M-TU_ewA96avyVv9T5tn03D5K2ZjgCFPkM9QVY_1zU.&cid=13452755421431633027&pubid=316091

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