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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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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 howupdatework.newvideolive.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by OOO ADVERT-M)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
fcc22c801ac6b227b02c682754731a07

SHA-1:
1e4082663a743ddc93dadec4151d4e4c8be676a7

SHA-256:
989fbfbd07f2af4800cb8fa662ef37c5fd215ceef0f0b8ad7f9c54b92b6038eb

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:
11/14/2024 10:41:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.31.16

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:
3/26/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2016 9:59:59 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 8:22:17 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://howupdatework.newvideolive.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14281697390201&app_id=4&lp_id=689&v=ico&stub_id=160&v_id=M93jMcq0TWZ7A8cLwP+LObCb8cWI8Yqx+9kk+kYg1ro=&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=1160502262.447755.ceaa184232.8074.c2aaa2083ea9491f8d930da59b32a5b7

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