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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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Advertaizing Grupp

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Program Setup ” by Advertaizing Grupp has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
App Web   (signed by Advertaizing Grupp)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
119fa9c2251fd9bdbdc0bd64615fb195

SHA-1:
0460f8a9e9cd2e108b34ebc4914acdb0b3c680bb

SHA-256:
f9b22dd1b136ea03205fdcb809290d4098e1d3967dc3e8a2bedb28edf1f104da

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/26/2024 1:28:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.03.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.840312
7.11.211.180

avast!
Trojan-gen
2014.9-160207

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2841

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-429
0.98/20570

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.IAT
21473

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.57
9.0.1.038

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.197.15035

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.02.07.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!BD2A8DB3A188
5600.6497

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dpadqq
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Coinis.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.7.2

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

File size:
820.6 KB (840,312 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertaizing Grupp

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/13/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/14/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertaizing Grupp, O=Advertaizing Grupp, POBox=117405, STREET="ULITsA DOROZhNAYa,60B", L=GOROD MOSKVA, S=Russia, PostalCode=117405, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
230735435EBA58ABD22B8151728C3636

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CZg711pEK4OPaGtYkRRwykvQ79HR738ZUsynp8PwyA+Akmyj0PyNjL:CZg11pCEdR779pMuRAAXaX

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://whenvideoup.theupdatercheck.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14249560989428&app_id=4&lp_id=517&v=icrev&stub_id=100&v_id=9HwLlWVMgim2Uv1kMueAE7bcYnCRl7fkYnMauKR2yTY=&dist_id=723&channel=affl723&subid=102704_3fa529153d109ff83e95410abf4b1b30

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