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adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO Alians

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 OOO Alians has been detected as adware by 13 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 soft53.net.

File name:

Publisher:

OOO Alians (signed and verified)

MD5:

08b6b0493103cbd83ef335839ff0a8fd

SHA-1:

c871a5e3282155d1900c6fd817d9b9ab6991fd7a

SHA-256:

3eee51d0469fdf8a44cbacef5192bd4081a4c38ba95d7c588fdc0d2e6fb21e3f

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 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:

2/24/2025 11:02:43 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.178.86

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3200

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.38104

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.Alians

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.183.13676

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgool

0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.OOOAlians

15.2.12.13

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

33706

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.InstallCore.Win32.258

2.0.0.1955

File size:

766.2 KB (784,616 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:

OOO Alians

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=OOO Alians, O=OOO Alians, STREET="Tverskoy bulvar 18, str. 2", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125009, C=RU

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

72192EE2D047E173BA469CFBF35B689D

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:g2vpAVfpBqBsiMyHTIj5I3rcO4jZSX7TiHQEq9Nvurr0gAqtLmhlBARXdo8:g2v+Vfp05lH8j5I3rcSyHQEqnulAChdJ

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:

7.8092

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://soft53.net/download.php?site_id=326&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=ico&dist_id=269&channel=acmnj&cid=18129193461410664770&pubid=250431&c=20a4febe59cb94a853d80a5d31ff8739&v_id=59f881b0f9b5cf53c2009910609330bc

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