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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Software Prog

OOO Creo-Adverts

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, “Software Prog Setup ” by OOO Creo-Adverts has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from whenupdate.latestupdates4free.org.
Publisher:
Installer web   (signed by OOO Creo-Adverts)

Product:
Software Prog

Description:
Software Prog Setup

Version:
5.5.1.2

MD5:
0a8cdf6cdfb5faa2ace2bf1ddc294cbf

SHA-1:
0ec964bb5b10427cfb48f580cb793c75b6bc4035

SHA-256:
6e88a048e27b198bd4c84cccd8bf8fadb66d993a4cb52ef192824b33a26e214b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/4/2024 8:10:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOCreoA.Installer (M)
16.6.27.6

File size:
832.4 KB (852,384 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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Creo-Adverts

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/15/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Creo-Adverts, O=OOO Creo-Adverts, STREET=Prospect Volgogradskii 2, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109316, C=RU

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

Serial number:
04A8831A94EC296FB657E5F504E376E9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0loAnpFKQK+eIupvNGP4GLSzNsfgD84UXiDR/Wjrij:0GAnpFK3xIuFN6qsgDRUyD0jrij

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:
7.8190

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://whenupdate.latestupdates4free.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14301966199656&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=icrev&stub_id=192&v_id=p8iJqDsIzyr_4RL5e9lr_RPlCowrLPaQwOirrInGBwQ.&pcl=rZ-xEHr6JhPIIy7XOk6SBft_zFrrCa8vG3tznHtz7Y8.&clkid={clickurl}&s2=1959404704.449606.2702347b0c.8822.f48260e3c8bfbc043592649531659652&dp=1959404704.449606.2702347b0c.8822.f48260e3c8bfbc043592649531659652

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