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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic

OOO Mad Advert

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, “Generic Setup ” by OOO Mad Advert 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from pleaseupdate.theupdateonline24.com.
Publisher:
Software web   (signed by OOO Mad Advert)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
a175a28b85394925669e329d398dd79d

SHA-1:
21e856bfeb5ded418c96ab388dc8ada05a5adce4

SHA-256:
6d6bf7a57e0ca189c093f657b7247b7b03709a7db5eb539c99ea8c461e4cd5da

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:
12/24/2024 7:14:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOMadAd.Installer (M)
16.6.7.12

File size:
809.5 KB (828,920 bytes)

Product version:
2.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Mad Advert

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/19/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Mad Advert, O=OOO Mad Advert, STREET="Andronevskaya B., d. 7/14 str. 1 of. 1205", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109544, C=RU

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

Serial number:
0080C5CB45D047D2C30BE1A2662DE771D1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7LXGZ0ZOc3JEVbKBlUiHmicR5piBSSaeWQH5cTDCfs1fbRtIxytTFytQ5gB/l/E:7LX00Zp+Vb0UiGFpQVoGfWfrmyto25Iq

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:
7.8093

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://pleaseupdate.theupdateonline24.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14305310904589&app_id=4&lp_id=402&v=icrev&stub_id=203&v_id=GebI-zJ3Kn7MzdHPeOJJ0zSYqGL_OyQYoZcWUhhd0g0.&pcl=IIBjkLnsfnr6ZmlwKXWAGo1_aO-uL_4TkdGJxsAv1oE.&CLICK_ID=tXOemEDPXRCkFz0WDumHLhP77rjN4zMUk4LP_bIFrgtTrD6UyJEZn2kP66opAYF7auZCHLYIMV4RJMmiV5W8nVPRO9ztkD3a2GTkLSm7mIp6oBwgERSqDjx8UcGiNV88XP_ocLo3vW_aNOh9qsNGxT-cFM2EvuMp16FvaiKWfRlRmX6vBgmNm74XKgTR0vMvwOXHn7g8iBnYCSDxAxri_kiTlb3LygEPNLIxAaq0AkqkcDq1HSvKnfVBtzyiCzKecjUXcFFwxMQsNhKxceAhGTUkjAEUgJsRXYKeBE5lViHUWTAjAgOwXuC2_9Q_N-0_twRjxTj0gXUX8xOI4aXbeg0GpINbDUohKeNJkjLGPi9HlF4RZno0J4s5ioRbYijfW0rQdw4O_7nIbzpqeoBbN508xbGm10Y5BSvJPIzLA4o8oYFuWeiDZ577WBp__iY

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