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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems

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 by Information Technology Systems has been detected as adware by 16 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from luxasoft.net.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems  (signed and verified)

MD5:
916fd1d7ac6c2a99255fa9ceb0e19afa

SHA-1:
449c71486e961fe25b4e44a128c5e3ff459a3596

SHA-256:
890e89e45d494da5615e5d0ff2c51eb5220ef59afd584a94d1caf1a797e5071a

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
11/24/2024 5:09:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QH.3
7.11.176.180

avast!
Installer-AS [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-237
0.98/19479

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QH
19711

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28409
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)
8.10514

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Downloader
v2014.10.05.02

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deoyhb
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.781048
14.10.05.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems.R
14.10.5.13

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XfHcLeB
37.0.11209

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.241
2.0.0.1944

File size:
762.7 KB (781,048 bytes)

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:
Information Technology Systems

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/30/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems, OU=IT, O=Information Technology Systems, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, C=ME

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
37A48261FA2BD5EDFE85E99767D8A6B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RPFagX1vpCeWzp8cBePvGPth06G05icn+4QOqIhlexUiL5mASRuVkEt69HYiIHeB:RPFjvdCpDBemVK6v64QZIXexN0Aczilu

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8272

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobe_flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://luxasoft.net/download.php?site_id=261&app_id=4&lp_id=378&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=29203459451409436747&pubid=310873&c=da45c19910b63f2697f4253bc667e971&v_id=f20f861cd1c710761916f99c3947f664

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