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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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OOO Next Point

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, “Internet Setup ” by OOO Next Point has been detected as adware by 7 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:
Generic   (signed by OOO Next Point)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
a22b2c9983516dce34421e34b114badf

SHA-1:
36819c4b01ba140daca6c40f84ad8f40eb0ea8f8

SHA-256:
ec50fda86f734cc01f35ebc87efb7816fc7103d696d3be363dc2ee9c4653703b

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
12/25/2024 8:11:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150409

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DFE
22212

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.534
9.0.1.0193

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 143744.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.12.2

Reason Heuristics
Threat.installCore.Installer
15.4.14.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

File size:
808.5 KB (827,936 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.3

Copyright:
Internet

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 Next Point

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Next Point, OU=OOO Next Point, O=OOO Next Point, STREET=Prospekt Leninskii 95, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=119313, C=RU

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

Serial number:
347CF1F72926F17F233ABEB3001C4438

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:W3TGtYS7097j8s6zFHtkoGKRXMWzETdUZXMch/9hWT5SB50fZNF7GeuNkkYWfvPD:W3TnIYURN306MG9hWgB5oN79uNf6ri

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:
7.8254

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://now.theperfectupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14283745034438&app_id=4&lp_id=689&v=ico&stub_id=167&v_id= aLftZNAvLoaUZNquN1xho8aIssL hzKjr8uThavJhQ=&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=1634963268.447755.14df1a20ad.8074.bd5779026f5e7a1d20837d88cf6a7e88

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