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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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Program App Generic

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Program App Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 upgradeget.check-live24.org.
Publisher:
Program App Generic

Product:
Program App

Description:
Program App Setup

Version:
5.5.3.4

MD5:
c16ee0187e315583605b890c428b8608

SHA-1:
9775e6a207467c7a9e69d10e1bf4e0cbd89b563e

SHA-256:
b0929b2a205132a6aa67ff3e1fa16365f7489c892f0fb264be5d9fd7e9d5db40

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 7:41:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150422

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15518

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 485291.crdownload
2015.7.23.9

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.5.18.11

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0422
7.2.138

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40202

File size:
800.9 KB (820,119 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.3

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

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:J5rtHoDyIOQGNwszxiVGHidzC7ibV0tWWYriK:J11iyI0wsMVGgzC7aV0MWYriK

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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Entropy:
7.8155

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://upgradeget.check-live24.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14294646526821&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=ico&stub_id=188&v_id=oSIZXrsm-Fb4vCyFh8z1YJnb0VtBQO01k9U9vDtFZqw.&dist_id=718&channel=ac_rr444&cid=19337081761429464651&pubid=169606

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