adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO Alians

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 by OOO Alians has been detected as adware by 14 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from koyotsoft.org.
Publisher:
OOO Alians  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6d9eb3175af456f07c15fcecf65b3e1b

SHA-1:
ec42edb06f563d389dd7acb69cc53d95b6527352

SHA-256:
301d09239fde837032611abcf79b913934d558ff28549e4f2f13f20341295b42

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
11/5/2024 7:32:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.183.182

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3297

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QC
20022

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13943

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.2980

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.07.11

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.780552
14.11.06.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOAlians.R
14.11.7.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.258
2.0.0.1977

File size:
762.3 KB (780,552 bytes)

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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Alians, O=OOO Alians, STREET="Tverskoy bulvar 18, str. 2", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125009, C=RU

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

Serial number:
72192EE2D047E173BA469CFBF35B689D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cPvpTfLNH1IJ5lzV8IfRZD8J3KGJYPkRGtRAax7LeR9tw0qlu3Ic5ayxOXjQyb8H:cPvJfbO5lxHfRZg3KkYPkRGtltLMku4m

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:
7.8087

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.

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