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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic

OOO Advert

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, “Generic Setup ” by OOO Advert 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 checkingfree.freeupgradelive.com.
Publisher:
Program Generic   (signed by OOO Advert)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
3.6.4.4

MD5:
04221e6d5573c5dc2592a3d69a9f8631

SHA-1:
5ec870cd1a2358e8c82e1ceac31b268d0d5f838f

SHA-256:
388a21fd3641f822b2f77a0ba9bf9c98613356ff712c561eaf013ec66bc43aa9

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:
12/27/2024 12:09:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOAdver.Installer (M)
16.3.20.18

File size:
780.2 KB (798,952 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

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 Advert

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Advert, O=OOO Advert, STREET=Pereulok Elektricheskii 12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=123056, C=RU

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

Serial number:
008A0FCC73526631F27494B2A379DF0C82

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Rdvp4fEK/WWcfxZaZ7ANExIwOrjQB8ExkdUPIEw8D5ADJcrXixz:Rdvefv+W43aYExIwOnY3fIE1+DJZx

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:
7.6734

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://checkingfree.freeupgradelive.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14268628168262&app_id=4&lp_id=941&v=ico&stub_id=141&v_id=a2vwkZlx/Y9/.../1qokXts=&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&dast=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjdTQ9MTgmY2ljbXA9NTc2NTI4JmNpc2lkPTNENDczMzNCOUYzOTM1ODUxMzI0NDI4ODA2JmNpdWlkPTc1MTY2MDM2MjQxMzQwNTUzMjImcHViaWQ9NzEzODcmY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjAzMCZjaXJpZD0zRDQ3MzMzQjlGMzkzNTg2MTc3MjI2MTE3MSZvc2lkPTUzMyZibz0yJnN1YmlkPTIwMDIyNDEwNzcyNzAwMDAwMCZtbXQ9LTEmY250cnk9MjI2JnNvPTImY3JpZD0yOTU3MTc4JmV4Y2lkPTIy

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