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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 11 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 soft38.co.
Publisher:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ee21877002b51bf42970d8ebed08e6ea

SHA-1:
a376d3a8bd1c5d58f77255b8178a6a9df5d86ff8

SHA-256:
91be756f7e8800076fe1a41e9cc170363689d2a54081893c9553af4a8af120e1

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/15/2024 11:04:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.186.88

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140927

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3338

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QB
20093

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.38104
9.0.1.0270

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QB potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14021

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.27.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOGrossMauntin.R
14.12.18.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
762.4 KB (780,672 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:
OOO Gross Mauntin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8dVvp6pikfzrIGoVmcbbhjTTIkOHAPkZtKq9doOcgv6Gw40/UMIHb:8dVvsiwxoVm8dnTIj72Pyv6GMW

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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://soft38.co/download.php?site_id=373&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=ico&dist_id=269&channel=acmnj&cid=13572409031411241159&pubid=113240&c=20a4febe59cb94a853d80a5d31ff8739&v_id=47eb13605e59ed5552db8fa0b4fb46cb

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