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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop3.com.
Publisher:
MindAd Media LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
848ef2d70935eab490902dfa41cf92ac

SHA-1:
b87460bff3aad8b5193b799697fe6de2a1220399

SHA-256:
19910417b64979aa0b8938df22c46343c7e4aba497ba6bcb91b6af208ae72842

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:
12/25/2024 12:38:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MindAd (M)
17.2.3.0

File size:
620.9 KB (635,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MindAd Media LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/17/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/18/2015 1:59:59 AM

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 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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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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=CM3t9tzBi8ACFc3LtAodzHwADg&filename=AdobeFlashPlayer&d1=afp&d2=540187742

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