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adobeflashplayer15betastandalone-setup.exe

Sanflex

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application adobeflashplayer15betastandalone-setup.exe by Sanflex 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Sanflex  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fe981ad2b799bce484ed345ec5c124ba

SHA-1:
63c9a192de7637037ec9daa88368a1d184e3b171

SHA-256:
bce3443f9395f092fe1189af68947a476678e346a7795a1c044faaf1dc6168d8

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:
12/26/2024 5:41:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Sanflex.Bundler (M)
16.7.11.10

File size:
823.3 KB (843,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobeflashplayer15betastandalone-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sanflex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sanflex, O=Sanflex, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
42D7699269B5BB95341F5DA022F6E57D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 10:29:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SUG:Fp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5b

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4908

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file adobeflashplayer15betastandalone-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files5.securedownload01.com/dl?bc=1131452&source=152&c=FlashPlayer_ca&geo

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