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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic

OOO Advert

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, “Generic Setup ” by OOO Advert has been detected as adware by 11 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:
Program Generic   (signed by OOO Advert)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
3.6.4.4

MD5:
5c3205488b446dc58e48bb25f2ede9b2

SHA-1:
cd0078634ad5c3f6aceabb76b97e5734999e716c

SHA-256:
99ce0f19d5021f383aa4658c62215f0ad4df745a9cab378964a4e1538bdf7d93

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/15/2024 2:51:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.A.2387
8.3.1.6

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-151214

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2895

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DWT
22104

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.255
9.0.1.0348

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YM potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15900

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dqvwti
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOAdvert.Installer (M)
15.12.14.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

File size:
780.2 KB (798,952 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

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 Advert

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/20/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Advert, O=OOO Advert, STREET=Pereulok Elektricheskii 12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=123056, C=RU

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

Serial number:
008A0FCC73526631F27494B2A379DF0C82

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):
12288:9dvp4fEK/WWcfxZaZ7ANExIwOrjQB8ExkdUPIEw8D5ADJcrXixz:9dvefv+W43aYExIwOnY3fIE1+DJZx

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:
7.6735

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://setting4upgrade.theupdateschecker.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14264464173097&app_id=4&lp_id=945&v=ico&stub_id=141&v_id=NhyNP///.../E=&dist_id=292&channel=affl292&subid=102620_cbd839ba83e0a7bf30065d132cdbe154

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