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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Software

OOO Mad Advert

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 Mad Advert has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from checkingfree.newsoft4free.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Web Software (signed by OOO Mad Advert)

Product:

Software

Description:

Software Setup

MD5:

1835a31fa5bafee2d6cfbcee304137bf

SHA-1:

b4377a8d5fde5170513c74382d117d13ba6f34c0

SHA-256:

9bd4937cdd25bd5c5fc3f3b1726d8a2f2a116cb593f35c004f671d3dbb3aca7c

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 10:55:19 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.OOOMadAdvert.Installer (M)

16.3.2.13

File size:

836.1 KB (856,216 bytes)

Product version:

5.0

Application

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

OOO Mad Advert

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/19/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

3/19/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=OOO Mad Advert, O=OOO Mad Advert, STREET="Andronevskaya B., d. 7/14 str. 1 of. 1205", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109544, C=RU

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

0080C5CB45D047D2C30BE1A2662DE771D1

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:P5kTs/tE4JAbwKJYCAFURzzWJyOKUCriF:PSTs/thObwKaCAFURz7OKbriF

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:

7.8191

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://checkingfree.newsoft4free.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14303615892169&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=icrev&stub_id=200&v_id=it3VLREJbjtkJJwii2dH3PtXXhRnmGqhmN5Luxe84KY.&pcl=rZ-xEHr6JhPIIy7XOk6SBft_zFrrCa8vG3tznHtz7Y8.&clkid={clickurl}&s2=1941461275.441565.116486c83a.7630.760acd0d13b982cec628f8a9f90b82db&dp=1941461275.441565.116486c83a.7630.760acd0d13b982cec628f8a9f90b82db

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