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adobe_flash_setup.exe

My Program

Information Technology Systems

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, “My Program Setup ” by Information Technology Systems has been detected as adware by 18 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Information Technology Systems (signed and verified)

Product:

My Program

Description:

My Program Setup

MD5:

625e5fc27e39648258e3735d9239e9f0

SHA-1:

fad178b505c5dc851db44caecef864a334dca140

SHA-256:

4594f5b2c9b5ec967a23adc94c3b76d4eca46a0308f360646b1ed45feefe07d3

Scanner detections:

18 / 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 2:44:38 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9

7.11.165.100

AVG

Generic

2016.0.2911

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Installcore-231

0.98/20227

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.DZQ

21464

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28409

9.0.1.0332

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PX potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor

11.2015-28-11_7

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.183.13043

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Downloader

v2015.11.28.09

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!460ECEB35134

5600.6567

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmcg

0.28.2.62151

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.InformationTechnologySystems.Installer (M)

15.11.28.21

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

9479

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

32210

File size:

732.3 KB (749,840 bytes)

Product version:

1.5

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:

Information Technology Systems

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/30/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/31/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Information Technology Systems, OU=IT, O=Information Technology Systems, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, C=ME

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

37A48261FA2BD5EDFE85E99767D8A6B8

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:nTvpJMpR+rjzCBo5Lh6XfexVjPmCXKNHsguzpjpMMhfJz31YCX81nh3501BttYIA:nTvzMjqjzCBoOXWxZ6HsVMyx1YA81PAc

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:

7.8875

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://daksoft.net/.../download.php?site_id=214&app_id=4&lp_id=257&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=12065139611407335172&pubid=276966

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