adobe_flash_setup.exe

Web generic

OOO Gross Mauntin

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, “Web generic Setup ” by OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 9 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:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web generic

Description:
Web generic Setup

MD5:
b1a43846ae9682c73afb40186f52beba

SHA-1:
2a97db849b02c3a31538de77dc50852c8184ffa0

SHA-256:
ac124ebe28aa82ad1e96345334d442b7fcdafedccaf5d7087d56da5a91a976e5

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 '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:
12/23/2024 10:26:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.195.56

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3261

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKL
20391

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2014-18-12_5

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.187.14339

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
14.0.0.2778

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOGrossMauntin.R
14.12.18.11

File size:
790.1 KB (809,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Gross Mauntin, O=OOO Gross Mauntin, STREET="Pochtovaya B, 26B str 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105082, C=RU

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

Serial number:
04B303957ACC562D3D5358976AAC9FD2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2IC9cvgzEL/sP18rgGAtzbiDqZgQbmgcRDd:2N9qrsP1jGAt+Dqmxd

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:
7.8134

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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