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adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO Alians

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 Alians has been detected as adware by 21 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 dealsoft.co.
Publisher:
OOO Alians  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8805ee3f1d12c885ab635893c0fa2660

SHA-1:
a3c25b0d1505e9a51a4456cf3f89982fef1e35b7

SHA-256:
938d48083e87edbd105f54479a8939542c41f90a636dd52372d4985873265cae

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 8:24:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.c.4
7.11.179.192

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150315

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3170

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-567
0.98/19865

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QC
19854

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.25
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2015-15-03_1

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.21.4

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Alians
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.2344

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2015.03.15.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dklxjb
0.30.0.64448

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.780552
14.11.27.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOAlians
15.3.15.5

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.258
2.0.0.1960

File size:
762.3 KB (780,552 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 Alians

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/25/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Alians, O=OOO Alians, STREET="Tverskoy bulvar 18, str. 2", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125009, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
72192EE2D047E173BA469CFBF35B689D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fPvpTfLNH1IJ5lzV8IfRZD8J3KGJYPkRGtRAax7LeR9tw0qlu3Ic5ayxOXjQyb8H:fPvJfbO5lxHfRZg3KkYPkRGtltLMku4m

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://dealsoft.co/download.php?site_id=286&app_id=4&lp_id=383&v=ico&dist_id=269&channel=acmnj&cid=35783685091410107925&pubid=261701&c=20a4febe59cb94a853d80a5d31ff8739&v_id=46d46c52e0a6a6aebe61c8a168d53bb5

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