» adobe_flash_setup.exe
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Analysis
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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Soft Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe by Soft Downloads has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Soft Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

8bda1eed375adc562ae5b887b4b9f01f

SHA-1:

c0171165c98401c3334174a299eed610636c0e26

SHA-256:

385574d00b7afdb224ecb740c3e7673f1d51315fb773041aaa94164b83c32bde

Scanner detections:

13 / 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:

4/23/2025 10:32:19 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3143

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.YA

21717

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.7

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)

9.10565

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of adobe_flash_setup.exe (Adware)

2015.7.13.8

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.202.15557

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyjp

0.30.10.952

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Adlogica

15.4.10.14

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.12

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

38950

File size:

781.9 KB (800,688 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Soft Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/14/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/14/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Soft Downloads, O=Soft Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00B75687A35DCB27A264BF14C4B37B3FC2

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:iiHFTaSsIOSj9eYueoLK6TVFpipUGT0hb+M9:PlGSPOSgdekV3ctU

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:

7.8866

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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