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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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OOO 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 Setup ” by OOO 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 preparevideo.fixupdatesnow.net.
Publisher:
Installer Soft Prog   (signed by OOO Advert)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
3.1.3.3

MD5:
f9e9ce4438c5172108bc7c96218ed33b

SHA-1:
2f9307439000c1397f9aa22e1eccce8214df1a3c

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:
12/26/2024 7:23:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOAdvert.Installer (M)
16.2.23.5

File size:
778 KB (796,720 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Advert

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/20/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Advert, O=OOO Advert, STREET=Pereulok Elektricheskii 12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=123056, C=RU

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

Serial number:
008A0FCC73526631F27494B2A379DF0C82

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:v/dGNJi9Re5N73FRIN6pjwm6KlzXs2E7fwVfpePCFzVMqekDaOGj1:v/dM09Rq3FRINk6Klzc2E7fkffRSzj1

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:
7.6621

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://preparevideo.fixupdatesnow.net/.../ThckDI V91Pqjfc=&dist_id=292&channel=affl292&subid=102620_cfd888ce42d9fd1b1ca28a8d71d38b83

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