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adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO Alians

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 Alians has been detected as adware by 9 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 sandisoft.com.
Publisher:
OOO Alians  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f31cfc3f2172a222f608dd077a5612c7

SHA-1:
1c804e65398ef1d94e1193ef98a27d9a2755b9ba

SHA-256:
bb8f3934396f2dcd7439f9f2d950d90959dcfef4612084533f421d418e162a5d

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 '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:
11/9/2024 1:21:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.c.4
7.11.171.214

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140911

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3355

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Alians
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13358

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.3268

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2014.09.11.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOAlians.R
14.11.1.12

File size:
762.3 KB (780,552 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:
OOO Alians

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Alians, O=OOO Alians, STREET="Tverskoy bulvar 18, str. 2", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125009, C=RU

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

Serial number:
72192EE2D047E173BA469CFBF35B689D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+PvpTfLNH1IJ5lzV8IfRZD8J3KGJYPkRGtRAax7LeR9tw0qlu3Ic5ayxOXjQyb8H:+PvJfbO5lxHfRZg3KkYPkRGtltLMku4m

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:
7.8088

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://sandisoft.com/download.php?site_id=291&app_id=4&lp_id=378&v=ico&dist_id=126&channel=achr219&src=ac&cid=34846693021410134085&pubid=132115&c=b1d7f96c27787386bbb5b1adead70934&v_id=1ab16e7cf1852aee9b70c5bd9e90fe8b

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