adobe_flash_setup.exe

Web generic

OOO Gross Mauntin

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 generic Setup ” by OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 20 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:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web generic

Description:
Web generic Setup

MD5:
0367cf7c2da716586f7b8978ea8e3d2d

SHA-1:
e5588e37f3886626927bf204b9ec8537b01f785a

SHA-256:
ae51c7be24a75a75f235c248b3503b20be77c335e922a1aed464485e30c1a59a

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
12/25/2024 12:49:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.195.44

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2866

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKL
20391

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.013

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UF potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/13/2016

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2016-13-01_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Installcore.DU
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.187.14339

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
14.0.0.823

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.13.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!25333A82EECB
5600.6522

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlayek
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOGrossMauntin.Installer (M)
16.1.13.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.MaintainSystem.Win32.2
2.0.0.2121

File size:
790.1 KB (809,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Gross Mauntin, O=OOO Gross Mauntin, STREET="Pochtovaya B, 26B str 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105082, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
04B303957ACC562D3D5358976AAC9FD2

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):
24576:nIC9cvgzEL/sP18rgGAtzbiDqZgQbmgcRDd:nN9qrsP1jGAt+Dqmxd

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)

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