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AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX

Version:
3.0.0.60

MD5:
78f1e27ca8864fa06c3e390a09e5316f

SHA-1:
6f32ebf42df45a01d6b777d854efa757b40161e2

SHA-256:
df21729560a596f03ca9e57972958ed80bd8472f9f1663cb76795ec680e82cb7

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
12/26/2024 1:52:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
6425423

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.204.248

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
1.0.20.120

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.7
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14744

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.01.24.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.32
16.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dljetu
0.30.0.64812

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.24.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Air Software
15.1.24.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.58326
2.0.0.2044

File size:
784.1 KB (802,904 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.60

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobeflashplayeractivexsetup-22796401.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2014 11:55:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Xlr21xKpH69CnyeufYUKGD35mU80ZFlTC8uqzeseFF2wBM2Ap44l0z6kmoyUxyN:Xp2syeufYUbVhZnJGFk44azlBywi

Entry address:
0x4CC9F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 00, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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The file AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://analytics.filehostcdn.com/v2/click/8t0lhg4x/?d=http://file.org/dl/redir/inst/caec7ccc58390c704f895819b177f87e-install_flash_player_16_active_x.exe&key=fbc2e1bc5d9f93661a3ee46c899cfe9c103e7c08d88acdfc3e46643da6345a83&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://file.org/.../empty.gif&n=Adobe Flash Player ActiveX&filename=AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401

http://file.org/.../dl-ai.php?fid=22796401&p=vffsb&a=upd&v=20140506

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