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adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO Gross Mauntin

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 OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 15 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 securityerror.com.
Publisher:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e2cacbc533eab2ccbb4a0992099af53b

SHA-1:
092a76623adc4d5066844582f5ec1b4f986188bb

SHA-256:
dbdfe40682bebd19638b7b9caf355ce8672cc351ec1a4ad4e954f782109c4bc1

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 2:22:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.194.58

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150323

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3162

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DFA
21503

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.082

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TL potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Installcore.DU
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobe_flash_setup(1).exe (Adware)
2015.6.28.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15341

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
15.0.0.543

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlaymm
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOGrossMauntin
15.3.23.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.53615
2.0.0.2003

File size:
1006.5 KB (1,030,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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:
OOO Gross Mauntin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Gross Mauntin, O=OOO Gross Mauntin, STREET="Pochtovaya B, 26B str 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105082, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
04B303957ACC562D3D5358976AAC9FD2

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):
24576:9pFU+8kVGxsl4LlJPiYRxqeanlwReTvbWapUK0bllW7I:9LTosl4ziYRsJaReTvrpUK0BcI

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:
7.9088

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://securityerror.com/download.php?conversion_id=14171899226243&site_id=597&app_id=4&lp_id=527&v=icrev&stub_id=56&v_id=85be92b682a2e1b69c76e5c2c2a59726&dist_id=231&channel=adc_flsept&pbsid=1417189922015_1417189912954_103_417_48105062_1

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