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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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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, “Web Setup ” by OOO Profit Adverts has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from autoupdate.how2safeupdate.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Internet Prog   (signed by OOO Profit Adverts)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
2.3.2.3

MD5:
4fd79d4cdc89578ce078c3a1b04b8d83

SHA-1:
f88cd8ee62e161e2dead3f499d4c032ace454675

SHA-256:
4203b3d219c257586987418650d0f7f652cdc53ec4870f4f7049d04a6e8e9633

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:10:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOProfi.Installer (M)
16.6.1.16

File size:
804.6 KB (823,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Profit Adverts

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/23/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 5:59:59 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ibn5Gm17GszimlmUpG7NwZjI+ML04gJY+z2l4//Q7Ccv47D9+4gHrWLR:Ibn5LxGqRRIdYlD/yCI0DUtriR

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:
7.8124

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 2 URLs.

http://autoupdate.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14288500529665&app_id=4&lp_id=557&v=ico&stub_id=169&v_id=NyKKvjF5YDHcPYmTLtvKFbGfOVSWgMytn67HbDfNxDs=&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=1139390232.443488.e0933fbee2.7532.5cd76c451963fc3112dcbf75bbf801e2

http://autoupdate.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14288500529665&app_id=4&lp_id=557&v=ico&stub_id=169&v_id=NyKKvjF5YDHcPYmTLtvKFbGfOVSWgMytn67HbDfNxDs=&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=1139390232.443488.e0933fbee2.7532.5cd76c451963fc3112dcbf75bbf801e2

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