adobe_flash_setup.exe

Web Internet

ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

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, “Web Internet Setup ” by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO has been detected as adware by 10 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:
Software Installer Program   (signed by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO)

Product:
Web Internet

Description:
Web Internet Setup

Version:
3.3.5.3

MD5:
59ca0c2186557c8daeb6795413c9551a

SHA-1:
c549fef6b85e8476375ef55a1e4718d26ba056e9

SHA-256:
66d0f9679c11942a9700c396d534c6f8ab5242a5bd1b673c4270b30bbe0daadc

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
11/15/2024 9:36:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160204

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2844

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.703
9.0.1.035

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16103

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.04.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ADVERTKHAUS.Installer (M)
16.2.4.5

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40418

File size:
776.6 KB (795,192 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Application

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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/25/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/26/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", O="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", STREET=Ulitsa Pereyaslavskaya M 7str12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=129110, C=RU

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

Serial number:
009C0A5126E1F904E3A455D87D1CF9C900

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8f3Va0IbPi39xyh2q9droQAFaq+7rD8w/eNzNjOqYCMsxz7EjdgsscyVNrd/BKZf:8fVJC6cM/urD8w/szNifCnWyss5rdo8g

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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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