» adobe_flash_setup.exe
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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic Installer

OOO Creo 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 Installer Setup ” by OOO Creo 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Generic (signed by OOO Creo Advert)

Product:

Generic Installer

Description:

Generic Installer Setup

Version:

1.2.1.7

MD5:

38d2092261e5eb1d132d996124208d01

SHA-1:

d582e70cc2e12b8330dccd27fb9a336facf0239a

SHA-256:

b6c2f49884786c67d9037e9085de67b54aa26f78b349d0644ee163b8366b1b4d

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 '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:

4/15/2025 6:31:55 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.449

7.11.215.140

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150310

AVG

Win.Threat.Medium

2016.0.3175

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.57

9.0.1.0167

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of unconfirmed 198824.crdownload (Adware)

2015.6.16.8

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.202.15640

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dpadqx

0.30.16.1110

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.installCore

15.3.20.19

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

38882

File size:

790.7 KB (809,704 bytes)

Product version:

5.4

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\documents and settings\david soyez\mes documents\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

OOO Creo Advert

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=OOO Creo Advert, O=OOO Creo Advert, STREET=Prospect Volgogradskii 2, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109316, C=RU

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

5CA28C3040B50169C6EFFE7AD594035D

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:snyGiOjI9Xa94A12DwtFhBVk2GKjoEWEhdDKt2WtNYbR73L3iqVr/A7:snyYwq9ddhBVscoEBhEfTYJXTA7

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file adobe_flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://newliveupdate.newvideolive.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14258931112703&app_id=4&lp_id=517&v=ico&stub_id=124&v_id=UjXTVum/.../5prxs=&dist_id=723&channel=affl723&subid=102704_475aa9b8241e291ecb82f31058c40629

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