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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Web Internet

ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

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 Internet Setup ” by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO 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 softupdate.how2safeupdate.org.
Publisher:
Software Installer Program   (signed by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO)

Product:
Web Internet

Description:
Web Internet Setup

Version:
3.3.5.3

MD5:
2ae48af571c035dc3ac31bb79bb0e85d

SHA-1:
fbb5b7d96d4c33339fecd7cb0eed884c358d8291

SHA-256:
1ec0faa4de3595f4b695fd7e6b342cebe3ad7d5f55fa6442c3a0244bea550a51

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 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:
12/25/2024 6:11:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ADVERTKH.Installer (M)
16.6.13.20

File size:
776.6 KB (795,192 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/25/2015 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
1/26/2016 7:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", O="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", STREET=Ulitsa Pereyaslavskaya M 7str12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=129110, C=RU

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

Serial number:
009C0A5126E1F904E3A455D87D1CF9C900

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:52:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Yf3Va0IbPi39xyh2q9droQAFaq+7rD8w/eNzNjOqYCMsxz7EjdgsscyVNrd/BKZf:YfVJC6cM/urD8w/szNifCnWyss5rdo8g

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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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://softupdate.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14312820962270&app_id=4&lp_id=402&v=ico&stub_id=225&v_id=joyqqUoAqcpQRuBV8X1qSMiueH-TN6fV7Mbn5f6IbCM.&pcl=IIBjkLnsfnr6ZmlwKXWAGo1_aO-uL_4TkdGJxsAv1oE.&CLICK_ID=EJosH5DGR9iHA19pRJhtUBOM73ev2CgVE8QMZaMAIq6x4z-Y8t-fybWWXWj6T_7iZkfjKxmNKy2KQuYiUOT4khebNlFhezSF5yqukCNSURfKC7WkTaxWBTcnoBXiluOXkpyvz0PXTPn3E7ibrk8DPe6MpY25K3n4gjgxQsQjeh4KJmJ_DCB1BLImStyLcmDgBERO1AFdikaPvip2uAUGjyWO8PGxP6bnceFckg8XNpg1rzwSB8s4cS82vqAyXO6McnkUlKbhLDhfwRWE35IjP6CUHfzF0atiLypuwB-oQ-y8VTuuszwPkaFJr3oFZvWR1FS1FznjDSScp_CCiyzCGarbYBL5Tnt1nWZ3lhVB4RX61ny9o7pEO-A-oq2LmLE-n3HpAv7TrUBxd8sM8zftMS-0gX5gTjTXivb9PBL0F5iFYQLJv77kCg

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