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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Application

OOO Adverts Design

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, “Application Setup ” by OOO Adverts Design has been detected as adware by 12 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:
Installer Web software   (signed by OOO Adverts Design)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.2.5.5

MD5:
9b23926850b346db72abe401e5fbc8c8

SHA-1:
a98a061a4f62aaba58c43c88c54f703c4056a9d7

SHA-256:
c5a19783db63ffabe501059f98e6897fd6e3730b422a2b7caa246534f265d0fe

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/30/2024 9:00:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Starter.Y
7.11.30.172

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160127

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2017.0.2852

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.16127

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.206
9.0.1.027

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YK potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BU
11.2016-27-01_4

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16003

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dqvwua
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOAdvertsDesign.Installer (M)
16.1.27.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

File size:
782.6 KB (801,416 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.7

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 Adverts Design

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/15/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/15/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Adverts Design, O=OOO Adverts Design, STREET=Ulitsa Borodinskaya 1-ia 19, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=121248, C=RU

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

Serial number:
213B710FCEE68D90F56A8F33AC6451CD

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):
12288:10xpymbFzLmbeAdZCEhKTxyYkqPHMtmElyt452aBGjKwCxVCeeRlh1emn/ch:10xMWX2dZCI34ZHU8j1emnk

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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Entropy:
7.6740

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://freemaintenance.freeupgradelive.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14276629748085&app_id=4&lp_id=944&v=ico&stub_id=155&v_id=pyfh73mLxkNvrdX59bioqnigulxn4LtuDdP7VfZMiDk=&dist_id=954&channel=jovdf3&cid=adkx__PjegjC8IR-T0OJD8u0f1h7Zc3_WmfQ2iHTpqkClnAj3pVTCtbYsnkjiVpiAW0fJI8oIuO5JXctvt4oKn9_P7AjzRuPFqiTaPOVCS3MZ99Edg1x-r-08CV7pJHEqUaMnLUAL9yy2ZP2a4I4X7u2QKNf5b2Hsldh4M6olHMCXY4vnU9JqD29ChzzwgXg1J10g2fEkSAD4chfw0jOLoxsmyHlzqGLGewl1qEMkmIUpfI1YMRt4-FVJx4Xv8TTt1VSZD7rHYUo&sid=${param_pubid}

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