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adobe_flash_setup.exe

The application adobe_flash_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 update1024.com.
MD5:
87a0ebcde6344374134daa4086525c57

SHA-1:
cfce292252ac38de1f7a5b1d9859b55ab3267d14

SHA-256:
2b353c0653abe9a1ff9cecf7e4e9353dad3dd4c382355493895a7d7556219b42

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:12:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AFI.gen potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.2.18.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
47028

File size:
761.9 KB (780,180 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

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:ravpRwJ8g/199VRJFrA1vJhm0/YQVLnK7EZ5BHY/dTJ4P3VkIXK9F:ravoKif9VfyU0/YQVLnKoYRJ4PlkhF

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://update1024.com/download.php?conversion_id=14141830244646&site_id=426&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=ico&stub_id=6&dist_id=356&channel=mrk_frf&c=d37ac3d915a95dd3aa0a79bf6a38dcd9&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTIwMDA1NTUwNzQxNTAwMDAwMCZzbz0yJmNpY21wPTQ0MjIyOCZwdWJpZD00NDE1MCZjdTQ9MiZjaXBpZD0yMDIyMDcwJmNpc2lkPUVDNjhBRTc1OEM0Mjg5NjkxMjQ2MzcxMTY2JmNpcmlkPUVDNjhBRTc1OEM0Mjg5NzA2NDUwNTk4MTMmY2l1aWQ9LTQ1MTA2MDcwMzU5NzgzODY1NDgmY3JpZD0yODU3NDI4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzMyZjbnRyeT03Mw==

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