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The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Web Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 dateset.how2safeupdate.net.
Publisher:
Software

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
4.1.3.1

MD5:
bff104e50cdb3fed612718192050d4f9

SHA-1:
4728956b55387825ee0d07b26ea3e027ea30f126

SHA-256:
6990635e7f0cb259e1a6b34b80c1bffe37ff83805516459e1cb0cd80429c6283

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 7:44:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15813

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/13/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.8.13.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
808.1 KB (827,448 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

Copyright:
Software

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

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:rOaxG5FhN2h6s+tIkRTCeEcbMpGOxVgHvtQCNIC6Ds5ehAOifTMmrWLK:rOaxUH2hj+tHRuyM4tVNICSJKOaNriK

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:
7.8210

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://dateset.how2safeupdate.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14295802059441&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=ico&stub_id=187&v_id=YTEYqTzQ_Jqu0sFVqVr2t75Ygtg-up9cL_th56rkT70.&dist_id=811&channel=ima_f2&CLICK_ID=N9eCGiJSRfpFNxK_T44D7bMyjYCDL-TCuRm9fDPcp-77RTuRoh3d8GHTVdaPW0e4MxNhOkza608nwvD-dEBeKKKcI_3VfncgqPU804rMBkfV-zlEVU_dxQiA0NKFAPkSu5QGYFalpBNmRJgpBoYkN7goAyvVDiykLUj3CoFIHVeUQMygauVnvmQuHbNAcLyEHufWgd3RCFmonXFadbGbtVovGs6sbOasOXabcTTAA9hIDqSFmH_BbIgwNeVc4GIPh-Ui3Jq0vQFjq0KOO-KRXuJOa3jjRlPatUYsrOuO9s8rrsgLwACx80_7dpAig0JryG08G-TdfyOShBvoEcUUEHysfiCJfnf4I-y3rvg8a-xgK77ZuYZWEPYOmE53FkCFoG_k7liz8NKB9OBzpVZ7u9mRzoaX4JF4GeM4rV5upp4Pwd33rM1N0XMUz4_CUVoUsE6Wbr4w8SY4_V5lyqw

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