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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Software

OOO Mad 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, “Software Setup ” by OOO Mad Advert has been detected as adware by 5 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Program (signed by OOO Mad Advert)

Product:

Software

Description:

Software Setup

MD5:

5e0db1eaeeb17adbbe8de43157d62997

SHA-1:

80acfba3e2eb370bf1e89ee2115c2b7b1b28ad9e

SHA-256:

a82fb91cc039e82bbfb2785e8f287fc622d55332712bbe87e85dde9b36e225fd

Scanner detections:

5 / 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:

4/23/2025 3:03:38 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/InstallCore.IB

3.6.1.96

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150404

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.YL potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of unconfirmed 10907.crdownload (Adware)

2015.7.9.2

Reason Heuristics

Threat.installCore.Installer

15.4.14.1

File size:

786.3 KB (805,160 bytes)

Product version:

4.4

Web

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 Mad Advert

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/18/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/18/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=OOO Mad Advert, O=OOO Mad Advert, STREET="Andronevskaya B., d. 7/14 str. 1 of. 1205", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109544, C=RU

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

0080C5CB45D047D2C30BE1A2662DE771D1

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):

24576:Sdmo+10YSlw93V2xCXoHk4nIsurKjbZWhc/viwLdD:SUo+1lS69l4Ock4nIsVjvD

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.6604

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 3 URLs.

http://nowinstallupgrade.checkerweb.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14280637005691&app_id=4&lp_id=733&v=ico&stub_id=160&v_id=WuqEHlA1ZW 81MVBAWes9clNeiycTwbYZYCf4iCUc1c=&dist_id=292&channel=affl292&subid=102620_0db9190973b26e78d362f5e1e62052e8

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