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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadnet.org.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
089745a9e44e6caca41c695fd8c58d3f

SHA-1:
29ad34b00650c57f1d53a49c58543df46b075e4f

SHA-256:
a0ce76319015968ab66444aa9600da9e9c115b9af40e1e55b6ccac48a2568ea5

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

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:
12/26/2024 4:32:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141211

AVG
AdPlugin
2015.0.3264

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch
4.0.3.141211

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.10815

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_MyWebSearch
12/11/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14210

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2014.12.11.07

McAfee
Artemis!089745A9E44E
5600.6920

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.D
14.12.11.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.QuickDownloader.R
14.12.11.7

Sophos
Generic PUA CH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0926
7.2.345

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35358

File size:
808.9 KB (828,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2014 10:05:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cuR5EPHvTz0fZumcynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk3RL:gf7zgkNyKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23aNL

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8711

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

The file adobe_flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.downloadnet.org/download/274/.../

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