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adobe_flash_setup.exe

My Program

Information Technology Systems

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, “My Program Setup ” by Information Technology Systems has been detected as adware by 12 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.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
d1d21725d90548db3d8ba0ddfa59b358

SHA-1:
20e43c57e6b199aeb3a211ded51dd3983462fd0e

SHA-256:
d892379a45b345be68d9a07e5c0eecc5bc075ec66bee1aa5186454d1990fd174

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 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 1:32:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.168.100

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3382

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28409
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PX potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobe_flash_setup(3).exe (Adware)
2014.10.31.20

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13113

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.08.14.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!460ECEB35134
5600.7037

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems.R
14.8.15.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10421

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
732.1 KB (749,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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:
Information Technology Systems

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/30/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems, OU=IT, O=Information Technology Systems, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, C=ME

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
37A48261FA2BD5EDFE85E99767D8A6B8

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:hgvpdsNMOESSuA6WqqKyeylB38SyNqeiI9Zz/GwHrCJXqnn+bRBKZ8a1r3mkq2qs:hgvf/OrSadylgSuqeiwNGyiXqnKRQZ8u

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:
7.8874

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://ybssoft.com/.../download.php?site_id=186&app_id=4&lp_id=107&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=36361193141405262571&pubid=274944

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