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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Program Generic

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The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Program Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 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 futureupdates.newupdateonline.com.
Publisher:
Generic

Product:
Program Generic

Description:
Program Generic Setup

MD5:
4129340bf88f7c1a89627d8926a6d6b2

SHA-1:
e78147e35ecb1a0fb17a87d9b60deceb470adf2a

SHA-256:
1f60c4cfc53585131e919cdf2a10988fc4e8df3cae16384fe91761a5e9c30fd8

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/8/2025 9:01:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150514

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3136

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15514

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-788
0.98/21113

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 780406.crdownload
2015.7.19.7

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15680

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.5.14.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39354

File size:
801.8 KB (821,074 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Installer

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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WvHVe7MGZ55xWKaXKyLlDmi9sHLPLXcgtywTNslYmTGF2riK:W/w771WKaa2JmtH3XcuTOYWriK

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:
7.8038

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://futureupdates.newupdateonline.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14292650508618&app_id=4&lp_id=1023&v=ico&stub_id=185&v_id=XzqTRahg8vAZsFHDML2xoo7SIcMRyzNZRITqzwsvips=&dist_id=972&channel=mrkalex&dast=v1_7883198_0_301_57BCD9C7686143561802792759_h_3614048_lrd6_533_57BCD9C768614355860282207_m_2_-2111681950503528611_280285807727000000___-1_72_26qb_2

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