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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 9 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 newsoft2update.whenupdateswork24.net.
Publisher:
Internet app

Product:
Program Installer

Description:
Program Installer Setup

Version:
1.3.3.8

MD5:
50fb59c81803345afd6c7a23aa03ba88

SHA-1:
d9ff0dcc7d0899b86b6f0212dbe646cebd406631

SHA-256:
331a4fe059f763365861fd36a445ff0c8b1ba9d34e0edb00e8ea1bac0347eb98

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/15/2024 9:58:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.AIZ
2015.0.4355

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.721
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.7.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.205.16454

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dsgvrb
0.30.24.2320

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

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://newsoft2update.whenupdateswork24.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14316846127831&app_id=4&lp_id=586&v=ico&stub_id=240&v_id=UIPO3H6cZOa1rpOGlMoyDR76pSKpIY-FHfNysHkWhMw.&pcl=p_WCKHYrIZD_wZqAXnqP23D_zC_Gh_WWLbbOJpGB9Ws.&clkid={clickurl}&s2=1159967731.445119.6211b2fb8d.8074.7253d59d7d62931d51bc26096079a52b&dp=1159967731.445119.6211b2fb8d.8074.7253d59d7d62931d51bc26096079a52b

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