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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Coinis Downloader

Advertaizing Grupp

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 Advertaizing Grupp has been detected as adware by 13 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 freeupdate.howupdateswork.org.
Publisher:
Coinis  (signed by Advertaizing Grupp)

Product:
Coinis Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34404

MD5:
36650a0020047496e1f9c686946bcd94

SHA-1:
f85e0fbf3ebc53e9887561304c532620f6c1589e

SHA-256:
64d47d6d3092335eef721f906d841357ead941d654210a43b24447bd0aeaff56

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
12/26/2024 8:25:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCo.zlz
3.6.1.96

avast!
Trojan-gen
2014.9-160130

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2849

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DSC
21526

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.57
9.0.1.030

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.VW potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15367

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!62C3F2066DAF
5600.6505

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dnxkbw
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Coinis.installCore.Installer (M)
16.1.30.0

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

File size:
776.8 KB (795,400 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34404

Copyright:
Coinis

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:
Advertaizing Grupp

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/12/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertaizing Grupp, O=Advertaizing Grupp, POBox=117405, STREET="ULITsA DOROZhNAYa,60B", L=GOROD MOSKVA, S=Russia, PostalCode=117405, C=RU

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

Serial number:
230735435EBA58ABD22B8151728C3636

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):
12288:eKvpiZK57diwS52hGVFvkkFcXm4p+yfAqnPOYd7MlWQKdOhKw4OKJXs:eKvYK55wFhuXmQDAqn2S7MsDYHa8

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:
7.6660

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://freeupdate.howupdateswork.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14250130486762&app_id=4&lp_id=371&v=ico&stub_id=85&v_id=21zzcWonRSyKl7I7AaaPYsMQW3hlF145uXrZ2gR8JcE=&dist_id=330&channel=jovfa&cid=adkx_yj9Y1FwGndx8l9ZHJaAtvgufu6DDtKDxpW9FVCSsmW6qrDA7zqo9wN7PPRxkSraYnIrEnJu3le3tuvTVnQqUnfdbMm-83A3tqTHL_saOmj2EhgQkuvRc3arfxDnSjJsD3PmhmGAFPrFB6KRwyrp2YAdL8IiGZyjEmxpYcG9GSfHAth8eF4KP4KlciF2DWMv_HWWF2iaiUROu7XDaRESsmO1a1wq-O4t9qMYqeLR9O36wu0-wUqRLiw28KoL73GlU&sid=${param_pubid}

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