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:
4e73eb7274942047246fba3aa22a475a

SHA-1:
322b28466f7f93a02ab9ec5e6e3d249a6c6cdd9f

SHA-256:
29fe7bb54b5d6d44a3e9f23d9f7fd4504b90dcdb6acb6aa7ecd0ce36e0926af7

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:02:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.195.44

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2847

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKL
20391

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.032

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UF potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/1/2016

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2016-01-02_2

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
14.0.0.729

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.01.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!25333A82EECB
5600.6503

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlayek
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOGrossMauntin.Installer (M)
16.2.1.3

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:
8/11/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dIC9cvgzEL/sP18rgGAtzbiDqZgQbmgcRDd:dN9qrsP1jGAt+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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