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adobe_flash_setup.exe

STMSetup

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 STMSetup 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from soft122.org.

File name:

Publisher:

STMSetup (signed and verified)

MD5:

1e40dde77d395e0d23a678dff0d3667b

SHA-1:

9070a18f5b6c558262ff00c601dfd70bd5cc4efc

SHA-256:

78be45da1051c2420dd2c8d9636991d005891468a79b408ffb7d247322eeb20b

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 11:34:38 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen

7.11.212.40

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3189

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.386

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.198.15057

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2015.02.23.01

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyjg

0.30.0.296

Norman

InstallCore.CERT

11.20150223

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.ironSource

15.2.23.13

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

37588

File size:

765.7 KB (784,096 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

STMSetup

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

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):

12288:saFaepzbQtP+PxGn0hEjXMhmbeBL1IaCJ4jza4VCPtQ/YniTR0CpgRJcmV4OAEqm:saF/zb4P+PUXXMhiet6nJ+a4cPtQAqRI

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:

7.8592

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://soft122.org/download.php?conversion_id=14121290461889&site_id=402&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=ico&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&dast=Ym89MiZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MTAwMDUyOTIyNTExMDAwMDAwJnNvPTImY2ljbXA9MzkwMTM4JnB1YmlkPTQzNjI4JmNpcGlkPTIwMjIwMjAmY2lzaWQ9QzVGNjQ5ODU5MjM1MjMzMTE2MDA5NzMwMyZjaXJpZD1DNUY2NDk4NTkyMzUyMzQ5MTc2MzY1NTQmY2l1aWQ9LTY0NTU2ODkwMzkzODEzNDc1NTcmY3JpZD0yNjc0MDQ4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZjbnRyeT0yMjc=&c=6dd2878b1b3d78d34d994bf541e3b4ab&v_id=61a34213fd5c8fa9b41c95cac29da759

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