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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Web Soft Installer

NEXT-POINT (OOO Next-Point)

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 Soft Installer Setup ” by NEXT-POINT (OOO Next-Point) has been detected as adware by 10 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:
App   (signed by NEXT-POINT (OOO Next-Point))

Product:
Web Soft Installer

Description:
Web Soft Installer Setup

MD5:
92b1081ef0e6ea477a9cd36ed728311b

SHA-1:
e0450b4bd3f3e274b7ef76953699808b75f9d848

SHA-256:
1fa8d8548bd9db7b291b38b79d2f69af7548ccde09acac4e698596fbc021f252

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 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 7:27:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160106

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2872

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.206
9.0.1.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15838

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.A
v2016.01.06.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.NEXTPOINTOOONextPoint.Installer (M)
16.1.6.16

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

File size:
786.5 KB (805,344 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

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:
NEXT-POINT (OOO Next-Point)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/21/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NEXT-POINT (OOO Next-Point), O=NEXT-POINT (OOO Next-Point), STREET=Prospekt Leninskii 95, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=119313, C=RU

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

Serial number:
75E61A7B437F0F49B6A02FAA99CD28AC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WNly3hVcmeQWc6mUsRSEJGcLHVnN3U9Bri:Wny3DchQWc69sRSEJh+ri

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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Entropy:
7.8225

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://livecheck2update.check-live24.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14292845828766&app_id=4&lp_id=918&v=icrs&stub_id=182&v_id=ceG4jOIoBq5xaXTJ754AJed4D5PJdJwoxoUyi3wdSbM.&dist_id=635&channel=qws_efbp&subid=009739871022230597979&cat=009739871

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