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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Program

Advertaizing Grupp

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, “Program Setup ” by Advertaizing Grupp has been detected as adware by 8 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:
App Web   (signed by Advertaizing Grupp)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
7baa606ee84c1d88ba01acade398e7e7

SHA-1:
89483386ff627f04626ba5c7f5eb7edfe061238a

SHA-256:
363d15cf4b3bd4bcfa3a8d78161ce5357a06c85e2061e062b21aaa88946c321b

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 3:00:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.840312
7.11.212.80

avast!
Trojan-gen
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3189

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.57
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.198.15059

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.installCore
15.2.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37588

File size:
820.6 KB (840,312 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Generic

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:
Advertaizing Grupp

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/13/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/14/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertaizing Grupp, O=Advertaizing Grupp, POBox=117405, STREET="ULITsA DOROZhNAYa,60B", L=GOROD MOSKVA, S=Russia, PostalCode=117405, C=RU

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

Serial number:
230735435EBA58ABD22B8151728C3636

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:sZg711pEK4OPaGtYkRRwykvQ79HR738ZUsynp8PwyA+Akmyj0PyNjL:sZg11pCEdR779pMuRAAXaX

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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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://testingversion.fixupdatesnow.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14242743276980&app_id=4&lp_id=517&v=icrev&stub_id=100&v_id=uksT8mmV5Kg2T0DQ8TwG UwhEJx5HPRbTylnkSbsesc=&dist_id=723&channel=affl723&subid=102704_afc3f76aa85a2a1575d73c2b877e1892

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