adobe_flash_setup.exe

Soft Web

OOO Gross Mauntin

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, “Soft Web Setup ” by OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 12 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.
Publisher:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

Product:
Soft Web

Description:
Soft Web Setup

MD5:
584751ab62a53474063de4a1ad3f6d91

SHA-1:
737216c17900f9d152764ed12e0fab3f955acf36

SHA-256:
adfdd4519bf854f4ca69da6f3c98857285e64d89cf030da8b20855701e7d174a

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
12/26/2024 7:22:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.200.132

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3192

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KRD
20698

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Installcore.DU
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14631

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
15.0.0.543

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlaygm
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOGrossMauntin
15.2.21.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36468

File size:
837.6 KB (857,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Gross Mauntin, O=OOO Gross Mauntin, STREET="Pochtovaya B, 26B str 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105082, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
04B303957ACC562D3D5358976AAC9FD2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6Fdd0TTbZ3tI+rXkPE+PZ1itepHnf/GPQq/ozAVABp1:6vdGa+jMPZo49uP9g+AB

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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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