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The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Web Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 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 installworking.how2safeupdate.org.
Publisher:
Internet Prog

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
2.3.2.3

MD5:
c74170cb2eef0a2d9bccb0b784971dee

SHA-1:
1f2fd99f463229b14076f7e93b8beeac1d36261e

SHA-256:
291c8d57edcb88650f9dcddc85fca8834700b41ad43415f90a6b4473a061562a

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 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:
12/25/2024 6:47:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.04.22

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IH
3.6.1.96

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150422

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3105

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15518

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.508
9.0.1.0204

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/18/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 272531.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.23.6

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15630

McAfee
Artemis!C74170CB2EEF
5600.6761

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.5.18.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0422
7.2.138

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
801.1 KB (820,319 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Fbn5Gm17GszimlmUpG7NwZjI+ML04gJY+z2l4//Q7Ccv47D9+4gHrWLK:Fbn5LxGqRRIdYlD/yCI0DUtriK

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:
7.8117

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://installworking.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14294862075851&app_id=4&lp_id=586&v=ico&stub_id=184&v_id=1e-YckE0pDKRvNQQ9JIE9qZ8VxxQ1hu2LiAXwkIGr4w.&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=841367730.443486.d0c482235d.4723.39f9baafabeb1dbbb735c09a5c03d856

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