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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems

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 Information Technology Systems has been detected as adware by 18 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 updatesoft.org.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems  (signed and verified)

MD5:
639a9df90108e3ac0fabd43ba9fbf2b2

SHA-1:
9c385a9b2a6aa44bed639ddb5a7c89d0523dfdd1

SHA-256:
6fa3b8904a722133d5b3ed0bdd3d20267f88469e1363415660d639e2f571cb35

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
12/26/2024 11:42:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QH.3
7.11.174.250

avast!
Installer-AS [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-237
0.98/19445

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QH
19634

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28409
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.2726

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Downloader
v2014.12.28.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deoyhb
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.781048
14.09.26.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems.R
14.12.28.17

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XfHcLeB
37.0.11200

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.241
2.0.0.1935

File size:
762.7 KB (781,048 bytes)

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:
Information Technology Systems

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/30/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems, OU=IT, O=Information Technology Systems, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, C=ME

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
37A48261FA2BD5EDFE85E99767D8A6B8

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):
12288:LPFagX1vpCeWzp8cBePvGPth06G05icn+4QOqIhlexUiL5mASRuVkEt69HYiIHeB:LPFjvdCpDBemVK6v64QZIXexN0Aczilu

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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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://updatesoft.org/download.php?site_id=260&app_id=4&lp_id=371&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=16189914811409191086&pubid=244427&c=da45c19910b63f2697f4253bc667e971&v_id=aa9b5b8f50616df735868f7a7d6fc668

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