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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Software web

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, “Software web 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from checkingfree.newsoft4free.net.
Publisher:
Application Generic   (signed by OOO Mad Advert)

Product:
Software web

Description:
Software web Setup

Version:
2.5.1.4

MD5:
414eb6878b8748a8b6e8b03cc17455c5

SHA-1:
280493c6d4a3458939ebabd2b4dcb12bfd3c26ba

SHA-256:
179fe8bcd0c1967120b6c5faff39e0010455e33c9db551de9f144ea56bbf0d64

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 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:
11/14/2024 4:45:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.25.21

File size:
758.1 KB (776,264 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Mad Advert

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/19/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 12:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

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:
7.8042

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://checkingfree.newsoft4free.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14307487193218&app_id=4&lp_id=402&v=icrs&stub_id=209&v_id=vlE4S8OaH8T68h9EE0Zv9A7GbqZjGShYtJx_ihaImDE.&pcl=IIBjkLnsfnr6ZmlwKXWAGo1_aO-uL_4TkdGJxsAv1oE.&CLICK_ID=qoQS266kIUvvUl5sa7o5oUh_8ta5Hk1cSrGubrCZC5pog_ytQgH9SCsTqNVFdLXkCrzFEAl2Kg0UOKIHpK9yxZvM8PhUw6mFVtDpBRWcWRyyGMT4O_bOgl0het93zTNd32-AVSzl8P6P8mo2xb_7ieE73NfKoGCatL3Q6FTmSOTqzUOEaUZe8o9PAoDetKs7NJmT2Tyfjj8G0rb0EzNMiATavQlSY_43kQx5jgFy8oPg-IHB0LhOo4_cbHj69mHDt810eoGM-e2DpX8ajLgJobwU61Jqe0RpwqnVnPgT4NgW6ckQi9fZeY49aZ0L1QkTbqZNRPS0VKiDNDUYC5Q2_moUMWNLYpVFoLZ3wcJRNxFp0-G0kWuap32xLaB2I2ejTrfSQZcV_c33kdBJmVxdqj_SKlUot-yxMsEyc0e5kl0Bv0ZBSTnTGyd-J6Xjmw

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