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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Program Generic

Generic

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Program Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from pleaseupdatenow.newupdateonline.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Generic

Product:

Program Generic

Description:

Program Generic Setup

MD5:

39da176c757ee5e191cd4b49d8ec4cdc

SHA-1:

1d5205d25cb051e8364360f65042ba695220270b

SHA-256:

b867eb4edbaf6167735617012ff4c40a6d177a5764eefaba7871c58a60df3ce2

Scanner detections:

10 / 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.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/8/2025 9:01:16 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150419

AVG

InstallCore

2016.0.3134

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15515

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of unconfirmed 780406.crdownload

2015.7.20.23

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.203.15680

McAfee

Artemis!39DA176C757E

5600.6764

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.InstallCore

15.5.15.19

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0419

7.2.135

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

39354

File size:

801.8 KB (821,074 bytes)

Product version:

3.3

Installer

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

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:kvHVe7MGZ55xWKaXKyLlDmi9sHLPLXcgtywTNslYmTGF2riK:k/w771WKaa2JmtH3XcuTOYWriK

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:

7.8038

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://pleaseupdatenow.newupdateonline.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14294395317101&app_id=4&lp_id=940&v=ico&stub_id=185&v_id=3s4zVXlDsghQO-gQFwV-HTcOHvP7eTMJHN4hGhX5Rwo.&dist_id=292&channel=affl292&subid=102620_dc59b2013d9ef3b3b56005094297c07d

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