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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Program Generic

OOO Next Stars Group

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, “Program Generic Setup ” by OOO Next Stars Group 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 checkupdate.newupdateonline.com.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by OOO Next Stars Group)

Product:
Program Generic

Description:
Program Generic Setup

MD5:
35f53bfd4ba8ace3ab06c180ca1747b2

SHA-1:
44b65df1ed547c466dd5ee96dcbb6aedef6d7652

SHA-256:
94edb7d85b71921f1e8e399368c2e9a89b96139aa728e7625c7ae6dc8c8c5d8d

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 12:38:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.6.19

File size:
805.4 KB (824,728 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Installer

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:
OOO Next Stars Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/19/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/20/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Next Stars Group, OU=OOO Next Stars Group - Software, O=OOO Next Stars Group, STREET=SPIRIDONOVKA 17 STR.11, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=123001, C=RU

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

Serial number:
35017D6EC0854401DF3143C4282B5F73

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3vHVe7MGZ55xWKaXKyLlDmi9sHLPLXcgtywTNslYmTGF2ri:3/w771WKaa2JmtH3XcuTOYWri

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:
7.8044

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://checkupdate.newupdateonline.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14291446607629&app_id=4&lp_id=962&v=ico&stub_id=180&v_id=exJ2uSvowLER60JzHFzMDhyjWTUQP92gyBnBvotuCE8=&dist_id=918&channel=ssqfc3&CID=04_97451177_0df5f7e8-8947-4127-90d0-26b427671e6b&AFID=354468_

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