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adobe_flash_setup.exe

My Program

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, “My Program Setup ” by Information Technology Systems has been detected as adware by 19 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:
Information Technology Systems  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
ad77ac40e6ab5ef5e9ad0a6c5ce29fd0

SHA-1:
bdb7b061905fab0eab5f06d26b25c1b9de8a9699

SHA-256:
d8a253758301bab1362d5d4ff2f0c0872857f2caa9a4f99c37616481c61a66b0

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 5:06:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.170.44

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3154

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-231
0.98/20227

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DZQ
21464

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28409
9.0.1.090

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PX potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-31-03_3

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_runtime_enviroment_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.22

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13218

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2015.03.31.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!460ECEB35134
5600.6810

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmnf
0.28.2.62286

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems
15.3.31.1

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9965

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
732.3 KB (749,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2015 4:59:59 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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wTvpJMpR+rjzCBo5Lh6XfexVjPmCXKNHsguzpjpMMhfJz31YCX81nh3501BttYIA:wTvzMjqjzCBoOXWxZ6HsVMyx1YA81PAc

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:
7.8875

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://mango-download.com/.../download.php?site_id=213&app_id=4&lp_id=257&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=29205274691407016510&pubid=276966

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