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adobeflashplayer.exe

MindAd Media LTD

The application adobeflashplayer.exe by MindAd Media 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop3.com.
Publisher:
MindAd Media LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8c8e7866fa283c13b3251b49ef7eecca

SHA-1:
5d079cd830f1a2c18da9196c82124af576c203d1

SHA-256:
55d93f945e7b3e96709410f707e3d8e682f89eba8a5685f4c5ee376b03ae2962

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.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:33:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MindAd.MindAdMe.Installer (M)
16.7.6.9

File size:
556.9 KB (570,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobeflashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MindAd Media LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MindAd Media LTD, O=MindAd Media LTD, STREET=hamenofim 9, L=Herzeliya, S=Other (Outside North America), PostalCode=46725, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4403F23137D602F8F78FD634735EEF29

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:jTcEvgusADcgf8We0aGUCA/lc5mo0y+1P/r0Y6ARVlWtICDkQzjr:jTMRzQ84awA/lro07wexu

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:
7.9760

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.downloaddesktop3.com/DownloadManager/GetMA2?p=5970&d=18920&l=18075&n=1&dynamicname=Adobe Flash Player &productname=Adobe Flash Player &exeurl=http://www.download-free.co/shared/download/updater/Setup.exe&execmdline= /aff_id=1001 /app_id=Download-AdobeFlashPlayer /run=Download-AdobeFlashPlayer &tyurl=http://adobe-flash-player.download-free.co/shared/.../ThankYou.php&dynamiceula=http://adobe-flash-player.download-free.co/shared/.../EULA.php&dynamicprivacy=http://adobe-flash-player.download-free.co/shared/.../PrivacyPolicy.php&clickid=CLC3hcTEysACFQQSMwodCE0Azw&filename=AdobeFlashPlayer&d1=afp&d2=540187742

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