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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Application

OOO Profit Adverts

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, “Application Setup ” by OOO Profit Adverts has been detected as adware by 11 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:
Installer Web software   (signed by OOO Profit Adverts)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.2.5.5

MD5:
7a75530d2ffdab923c94acbe1892528b

SHA-1:
f62c740721a2ab9a0005eddcba22f56603c1a6c5

SHA-256:
fc072f306174431c3158dcd89227cf02c22e1379dcbe49265300136ff6b8298c

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/23/2024 6:15:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IH
8.3.1.6

avast!
Malware-gen
150319-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.AHV
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.508
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.15974

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dqvwua
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.5.20.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39676

File size:
782.6 KB (801,408 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.7

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:
OOO Profit Adverts

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/24/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Profit Adverts, O=OOO Profit Adverts, STREET=Ulitsa Yurowski 92, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=125466, C=RU

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

Serial number:
03BC4EC26FF816435D336E5F56EC711A

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):
12288:l0xpymbFzLmbeAdZCEhKTxyYkqPHMtmElyt452aBGjKwCxVCeeRlh1emn/chk:l0xMWX2dZCI34ZHU8j1emnkS

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:
7.6740

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://upgradeinstall.theperfectupdate.org/.../gQ8kE2WHxZWkd0MyXWVD 1kqcAK55ho122uDrw=&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&dast=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjdTQ9MTgmY2ljbXA9NDY1MjI4JmNpc2lkPUM0RjM3OEI2NTYzMTQ1NTI4NTA4ODU3NSZjaXVpZD0tNjQzOTAyNDA0Mjc2NjE0NjM1JnB1YmlkPTczMTQzJmNpcGlkPTIwMjIwMzAmY2lyaWQ9QzRGMzc4QjY1NjMxNDU2MTY2MDUyMDY1NCZvc2lkPTUzMyZibz0yJnN1YmlkPTIwMDI5MTMwNzcyODAwMDAwMCZtbXQ9LTEmY250cnk9MjI2JnNvPTImY3JpZD0yOTI2Njk4JmV4Y2lkPTIy

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