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 20 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:
6fdb9619db82123b59a10c202efc9529

SHA-1:
31e8e546764505f72f59b51cf553f4d310f76727

SHA-256:
56cc475daf0a886853e92eb21f6c69773c9990daddb4919f69369e4743da9327

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 11:32:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.195.44

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2835

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKL
20391

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.044

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UF potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/13/2016

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Win32.Application.Installcore.DU
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.187.14339

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
14.0.0.668

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.13.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!25333A82EECB
5600.6491

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlayek
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOGrossMauntin.Installer (M)
16.2.13.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.MaintainSystem.Win32.2
2.0.0.2121

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\inetcache\ie\{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:BIC9cvgzEL/sP18rgGAtzbiDqZgQbmgcRDd:BN9qrsP1jGAt+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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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