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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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OOO Profit Adverts

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 Setup ” by OOO Profit Adverts has been detected as adware by 15 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:
Internet Prog   (signed by OOO Profit Adverts)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
2.3.2.3

MD5:
e9f233bc2bd26bbdf261900efaf85ebd

SHA-1:
2cb6a3036f69df530a3bc0c1d8ad0f6a082a7ba4

SHA-256:
a6a19689529227d46c6ee6c74725180423cc932b15bb1e89206356aa1bad3ff5

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
11/23/2024 5:49:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.04.23

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IH
3.6.1.96

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-151229

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2016.0.2881

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-551
0.98/21104

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DGI
22283

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.508
9.0.1.0363

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15636

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.C
v2015.12.29.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.drfvuv
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOProfitAdverts.Installer (M)
15.12.29.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
804.6 KB (823,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Installer

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:
OOO Profit Adverts

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/23/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Profit Adverts, O=OOO Profit Adverts, STREET=Ulitsa Yurowski 92, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125466, C=RU

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

Serial number:
03BC4EC26FF816435D336E5F56EC711A

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:obn5Gm17GszimlmUpG7NwZjI+ML04gJY+z2l4//Q7Ccv47D9+4gHrWLR:obn5LxGqRRIdYlD/yCI0DUtriR

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:
7.8124

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://onlineupgrade.theperfectupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14286871249186&app_id=4&lp_id=1001&v=ico&stub_id=169&v_id=CiEkU B/.../nJbUhrmqhwdamayhtY=&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&dast=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjaXBpZD0yMDIyMDMwJmN1ND0xNyZjaXJpZD0yRkJEQkQ0NEYzMTc2NDA2ODk2MDU3MTc1MyZjaWNtcD01NzY1NDgmb3NpZD01MzUmY2lzaWQ9MkZCREJENDRGMzE3NjQwNjcxMTI0MzQ1ODc4JmJvPTImY2l1aWQ9LTE3NjY0NjQyNDYyODIyNDc3Nzgmc3ViaWQ9MjAwMTI2MzIyNTE1MDAwMDAwJm1tdD0tMSZjbnRyeT0yMjcmc289MiZjcmlkPTI5NTcxNzgmZXhjaWQ9MjImcHViaWQ9NTMwOTg=

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