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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Software

OOO ADVERT-M

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 Setup ” by OOO ADVERT-M 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from set2updatenow.newupdateonline.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by OOO ADVERT-M)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
097e8a9a548fe990167d7acce6190dba

SHA-1:
0ee33c59ed60ffc457fdc3e1b7d379e655490544

SHA-256:
fd7abd8d6353a492977de8c8e8ae7e1d3446e17018811c11a8588b20e603d8ad

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 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:
11/23/2024 5:31:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.5.4

File size:
786.3 KB (805,144 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

Copyright:
Web

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 ADVERT-M

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/27/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO ADVERT-M, O=OOO ADVERT-M, STREET="ul. Vodnikov, d. 11 str. 2 of. 8", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125362, C=RU

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

Serial number:
00D456A38D6E59EDD13FA4143D8336198C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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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Entropy:
7.6604

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://set2updatenow.newupdateonline.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14281389611505&app_id=4&lp_id=918&v=ico&stub_id=160&v_id=7qFMjvXU8oURlYXKT6pVOGO3MvMQ6MXnXrEsEUPLyHs=&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&dast=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjdTQ9MTgmY2ljbXA9NDY1MjI4JmNpc2lkPTE4OEJERTVCRUQ4OTc3NjEyODI5NzM4NTEmY2l1aWQ9ODkyMjE1MDk0MjUzMjMwOTA3MyZwdWJpZD02NTA1NSZjaXBpZD0yMDIyMDMwJmNpcmlkPTE4OEJERTVCRUQ4OTc3NjIxMzYyMDkyNzgmb3NpZD01MzMmYm89MiZzdWJpZD0yMDAyMTQyMDc3MjMwMDAwMDAmbW10PS0xJmNudHJ5PTIyNiZzbz0yJmNyaWQ9MjkyNjY5OCZleGNpZD0yMg==

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