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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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 by OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 9 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from updatefound.com.
Publisher:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d50ed6e81937a288c6962da009e4fe5f

SHA-1:
94e420e7a53ea8da934dbafb8640010552621a65

SHA-256:
f184b69d0ded38203a94bfa44af49ff1959789ef182fcaa608a1596b9b7546f3

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:03:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.189.158

avast!
Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-141218

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3274

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.187.14319

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.11.30.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOGrossMauntin.R
14.12.18.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35224

File size:
956 KB (978,896 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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 Gross Mauntin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/10/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dv+MKaA19WFmO+vCZx2tPmHWs/wkMnwG/uUOVTRh29s:dWj19MmOyCyJmH7/w1nOVTJ

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:
7.9103

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://updatefound.com/download.php?conversion_id=14171034349098&site_id=587&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=icrs&stub_id=53&v_id=c2d289a68a7966db071a64783ff36088&dist_id=394&channel=ac_f3&cid=11486522051417103433&pubid=338133

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