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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Application

Digital Vei,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, “Application Setup ” by Digital Vei,OOO 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from setupupgrade.how2makeupdate.net.
Publisher:
Software Web internet   (signed by Digital Vei,OOO)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
4f1bbb7721f78ee873adbd51fdb19913

SHA-1:
c78f82fa3974548268eedc029cb4ecd33fd40f84

SHA-256:
a6255a72ad942abbe54fd82f1131a226b2a7a5f6a77d4da931bc667417973008

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 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:
11/15/2024 2:42:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DigitalV.Installer (M)
16.4.14.21

File size:
807.5 KB (826,872 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Vei,OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Digital Vei,OOO", OU=Development 2, O="Digital Vei,OOO", STREET=ul. Bratislavskaya 21 Korp. 1, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109451, C=RU

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

Serial number:
0081D507B47243FED522FD7B6AA8ED0F56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:srLGcdatvC8/l6eTHn87HV/bEfUES9tLaK7d7jxiQ2wqMSdsuLeiH8jXX1uu8SJG:srLpda9tBLOHFJL/jjMMSDcX1AN

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file adobe_flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://setupupgrade.how2makeupdate.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14310401942810&app_id=4&lp_id=983&v=icrev&stub_id=211&v_id=acgXg048i-FrHTm4j0x0pW9OtD7Ktw9tMIqln_WcSGU.&pcl=6M-TU_ewA96avyVv9T5tn03D5K2ZjgCFPkM9QVY_1zU.&cid=15952919381431040193&pubid=381091

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