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adobe_flash_setup.exe

My Program

Information Technology Systems

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, “My Program Setup ” by Information Technology Systems has been detected as adware by 17 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:

Information Technology Systems (signed and verified)

Product:

My Program

Description:

My Program Setup

MD5:

7016faca5d98b78122d940bec7f69bd0

SHA-1:

d94c8dbc1ee3bbe0eaa1462f5dd914b254049547

SHA-256:

d58ea27e788a7ef1084df35f4851105b421464e6975a0739f7b20ee2c0744b7a

Scanner detections:

17 / 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:

12/27/2024 6:41:34 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9

7.11.170.44

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3173

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Installcore-231

0.98/19431

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28409

9.0.1.070

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PX potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of java_runtime_enviroment_setup.exe (Adware)

2015.6.18.8

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.183.13218

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Downloader

v2015.03.11.10

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!460ECEB35134

5600.6829

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmnf

0.28.2.62286

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems

15.3.11.22

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10003

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

32210

File size:

732.3 KB (749,840 bytes)

Product version:

1.5

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:

Information Technology Systems

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/30/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/31/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Information Technology Systems, OU=IT, O=Information Technology Systems, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, C=ME

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

37A48261FA2BD5EDFE85E99767D8A6B8

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:vTvpJMpR+rjzCBo5Lh6XfexVjPmCXKNHsguzpjpMMhfJz31YCX81nh3501BttYIA:vTvzMjqjzCBoOXWxZ6HsVMyx1YA81PAc

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:

7.8875

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://gobesoft.com/.../download.php?site_id=219&app_id=4&lp_id=272&v=ico&dist_id=106&channel=adcfl1&src=adc&pbsid=1407455179802_1407455019761_195_409_298394_1

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