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adobe_flash_setup.exe.exe

stART NOW

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe.exe by stART NOW 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from newsoft12.theonlineonline.com.
Publisher:
stART NOW  (signed and verified)

MD5:
10dd7cafad58f315b4fcda54b9ac79e9

SHA-1:
979cc453627a9d00da1b754a6f65e60bf5d76b10

SHA-256:
7804b9fd572f32891b14f17682f120bc65878366678881cd0e215461e78e287a

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 '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:
11/24/2024 4:01:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.stARTNOW.Bundler (M)
16.6.28.19

File size:
573 KB (586,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
stART NOW

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/26/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=stART NOW, O=stART NOW, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4BB641EEEC4A35E9F95499021FBFC67E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rZVsGzn2EGhAnaLOLhO8mjMb6/ME5HPJ6Ioc/Q/lW6wFvDog:rZVsGz2hh0o7F5v/o0Mlo

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9739

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file adobe_flash_setup.exe.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://newsoft12.theonlineonline.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14224066383584&site_id=3272&app_id=4&lp_id=557&v=obn&stub_id=68&v_id=0478ced1a7e04086fa0d01c85b85eee1&dist_id=731&channel=mbu_csp_us_chr&s2=1213229826.443262.010eb765cf.5000.821d7ee2fab9c073823cddf7d6680aab

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