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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Application Software Program

Software Generic

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Application Software Program Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Software Generic

Product:
Application Software Program

Description:
Application Software Program Setup

MD5:
eba0569935bf3cfe4629ea7c51e561f9

SHA-1:
148db65254b3b4cfd63c9d5651ee923848c33810

SHA-256:
9f71f09135dda23fda869ebfae06eacffef71f5a842413adb84c1fc7175e762a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 7:40:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.S (M)
16.3.8.1

File size:
803.8 KB (823,126 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.4

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uqS1JOHtq+VRNIrkTQttZ6mL6OLvxhwa92riK:u31sdbNg1PFhOriK

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:
7.8193

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://freechecknow.sys-update.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14297011464488&app_id=4&lp_id=941&v=ico&stub_id=195&v_id=IENebO2EtQv3R_A_eJ8ZIQouZ4sVvP8yReYveGsxukU.&pcl=Mct3UqMFr7ypDghxtMaGec-8Tu5wcnqBDnu1uUk9SYw.&dast=v1_2022030_0_3o1_FE3B61A1691389032983796355_i_2957178_e6ac_533_FE3B61A16913890311987336464_m_2_1692567874585097723_200291307728000000___-1_72_27dn_2

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