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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems doo

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 by Information Technology Systems doo has been detected as adware by 24 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from save-download.com.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems doo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8aafb67559e6dd0acbd6660d68977231

SHA-1:
c7fd707349e9d1151e4be3697be238f03cc91f8e

SHA-256:
fa84c6fd99d227500e3b11769c7e525fefd052ab80a2262fe2e8cace5cc3ae6c

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
12/25/2024 4:17:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AW
668

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.101Alemi
2014.08.20

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.168.26

avast!
Malware-gen
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3146

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AW
1.0.20.490

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.471, Trojan.Packed.28587
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AW
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AW
11.2015-07-04_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.AW
15.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bundler
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15516

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.04.08.03

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AW
16.0.0.294

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dddwsu
0.28.2.61721

Norman
Application.Bundler.AW
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.InformationTechnologySystemsdoo
15.4.7.17

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
38882

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.38978
2.0.0.2130

File size:
718.8 KB (736,080 bytes)

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 doo

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems doo, O=Information Technology Systems doo, STREET=Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona 60, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, PostalCode=81000, C=ME

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C5C6AC5F85C769596A73A863C86D258C

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NHhvptDXeZJNZrm8zDMi4QwMct3UXuNGQ/x9y4ldzvMch69mNua3J07EvhVx1Ft7:NBvHDuZ/ZrNziQwL3UmJx9y4DIcM9mNZ

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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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://save-download.com/.../download.php?site_id=205&app_id=4&lp_id=92&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=11798414701405967782&pubid=276966

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