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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 Setup ” by ADVERT KHAUS, 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from free2update.check-live.com.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

MD5:
2a9ec0b5fc7d54eb4067928c4515d4f1

SHA-1:
ccf4e279c360137f280aed8b50bd70d3ade018e4

SHA-256:
74f19d5a05ee34566ae67a5e810b79c4de12253ad04a7c4b558342335bb5b0cf

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 '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:
11/23/2024 5:08:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ADVERTKHAUS.Installer (M)
16.2.10.13

File size:
809.6 KB (829,080 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.3

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/26/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F98po+sSefDRytKkrck+6ppb8RvSyc7XpiEDEoqDXEOyBQ6gGZnIFGjdqJCkS:F98SrSe700+B8CIEDIbEOyaCKsPJ

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://free2update.check-live.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14276479701286&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=icrev&stub_id=150&v_id=W1P9l5smOexaNbbisRcG 8VSqh lAgOo34UNaR5kTas=&dist_id=721&channel=ac_f600&cid=13624901411427647969&pubid=328936

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