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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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OOO Profit Adverts

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 Profit Adverts has been detected as adware by 10 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:
Software Web App   (signed by OOO Profit Adverts)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
5.2.5.0

MD5:
c86a843c19c8176a446a09db49974f64

SHA-1:
995f13e36dac9fa7db49daa1938b456b3641a4dd

SHA-256:
5866bbdbbc527af72ac3f42908a17bbefe97cbe016f9dacb5e041c2fa0686112

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 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:
11/23/2024 6:06:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IH
8.3.1.6

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-151121

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2919

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.508
9.0.1.0325

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16089

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOProfitAdverts.Installer (M)
15.11.21.8

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
811.3 KB (830,768 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.9

Copyright:
Application

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 Profit Adverts

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/23/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Profit Adverts, O=OOO Profit Adverts, STREET=Ulitsa Yurowski 92, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125466, C=RU

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

Serial number:
03BC4EC26FF816435D336E5F56EC711A

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:IvEIAVk1gnVUmNbiARCtQsJd2sVOx/3jHXSriCl:IcvUw0pJdQx/zSriCl

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:
7.8187

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://finishedupdate.theperfectupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14285396012375&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=ico&stub_id=170&v_id=F nYsgrEgtO4UT2LbrmgP3ugYeSilZhsSptjErQzG k=&dist_id=940&channel=atmdchr&cid=ZZf3146772Za2233460Zg172Zw37Zm187Zc2019000046,2019000046Zs44Zi0ZZ

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