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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 19 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 updatesoft.org.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f5ed4ada33267df356c92fea85d3879d

SHA-1:
6dc33bb34a18ef03b424ebba2a93cc415d5ed062

SHA-256:
f89c2a193a2f2edeadbae64fd70048966b17d2cc47f6e14a9d0686d3ba68291b

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
11/2/2024 1:36:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QH.3
7.11.171.66

avast!
Installer-AS [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3241

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-237
0.98/19410

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QH
19572

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28409
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13305

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.2699

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Downloader
v2015.01.03.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deoyhb
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.781048
14.09.07.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems.R
15.1.3.3

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XfHcLeB
37.0.11191

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.241
2.0.0.1915

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3PFagX1vpCeWzp8cBePvGPth06G05icn+4QOqIhlexUiL5mASRuVkEt69HYiIHeB:3PFjvdCpDBemVK6v64QZIXexN0Aczilu

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://updatesoft.org/download.php?site_id=260&app_id=4&lp_id=371&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=29047390531409160753&pubid=264348&c=da45c19910b63f2697f4253bc667e971&v_id=eb2dbfe3e84aef145682b46bd3fed0e1

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