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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Program App

Program App Generic

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Program App Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 pleaseupdatenow.newupdateonline.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Program App Generic

Product:

Program App

Description:

Program App Setup

Version:

5.5.3.4

MD5:

ee44d7d3db9e002cdeef5fac1738e76f

SHA-1:

71b290c17a6e54c70a3af93e182d84057c5c459f

SHA-256:

17db291937ef112bc750c9ce8235fdac401c43658c7b6c3639316489ae77bc7c

Scanner detections:

7 / 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 12:31:27 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150426

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15727

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of unconfirmed 485291.crdownload

2015.7.27.2

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.InstallCore

15.5.21.3

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0422

7.2.208

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

40202

File size:

800.9 KB (820,119 bytes)

Product version:

5.0.3

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):

24576:g5rtHoDyIOQGNwszxiVGHidzC7ibV0tWWYriK:g11iyI0wsMVGgzC7aV0MWYriK

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:

7.8155

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://pleaseupdatenow.newupdateonline.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14296303950507&app_id=4&lp_id=954&v=ico&stub_id=188&v_id=VaWbM7zFFgvb368fGCd69hjZLmnqu5tMUDI5RRbl5Gs.&pcl=6M-TU_ewA96avyVv9T5tn03D5K2ZjgCFPkM9QVY_1zU.&cid=12279426851429630393&pubid=407098

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