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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems

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 by Information Technology Systems has been detected as adware by 12 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from tiny-download.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Information Technology Systems (signed and verified)

MD5:

134c69b0f81e96c41a9dfa4caae35dbc

SHA-1:

0714a60a21ef4f4f00d04fb19cd7d6ef7aa7efa6

SHA-256:

901b76f6d7cd470a2c25deac4e79e936ec6730f771d312288bc649738922a780

Scanner detections:

12 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

12/25/2024 7:36:23 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.QH

7.11.198.70

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3247

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28409

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.188.14468

Malwarebytes

Trojan.Downloader

v2014.12.27.09

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgotj

0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems.R

14.12.27.20

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

35418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.InstallCore.Win32.241

2.0.0.2018

File size:

761.2 KB (779,464 bytes)

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:

Information Technology Systems

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/30/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/31/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Information Technology Systems, OU=IT, O=Information Technology Systems, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, C=ME

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

37A48261FA2BD5EDFE85E99767D8A6B8

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ycqFagXztzE9lFibtGoY5qPUUcva6DULHXj8tloDynKyZ7h8L+5a:yPFBhE9lFfD5qPuJUrj8tloDuKoh8S5a

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:

7.8028

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://tiny-download.com/.../download.php?site_id=240&app_id=4&lp_id=324&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=8422183101408560828&pubid=276966&c=7d7258a2446c06802a081e7e76e61057&v_id=659ec1d993f1ac9932b00a2cf5a6e820

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