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adobe_flash_setup.exe

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 update-plus.net.
MD5:
040faaeeb06e83ab32d21cae045dd16a

SHA-1:
478525c7bed639f0681c3dfc27e83adc880af5f7

SHA-256:
75a7810210ac082e52b3b4828ed13871c184fedf2883c50de1d30177e32e84b7

Scanner detections:
13 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 9:37:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.rfaw
7.11.187.66

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150720

AVG
Generic11_c
2016.0.3043

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.RFAW
20130

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QF (variant)
9.10747

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 134208.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.20.10

IKARUS anti.virus
Packed.Win32.Krap
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14057

Kaspersky
Packed.Win32.Krap
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.TehSnab
v2015.07.20.10

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.JbTPVR
37.0.11288

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0418
7.2.135

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
877.5 KB (898,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

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):
24576:fFYEG6p1agGmDmkhB92B3gdiSUy4lvy2iPYHA2:fSJe1EmDmkh2VoiSUv1XHR

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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Entropy:
7.7125

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://update-plus.net/download.php?conversion_id=14150801983224&site_id=491&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=ico&stub_id=26&dist_id=381&channel=ac_f92&c=e4833361854fe51c566cf98d17a205c0&cid=12050617711415080197&pubid=335120

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