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fl_setup.exe

Windfunction

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application fl_setup.exe, “Choice Installer ” by Windfunction 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.pn-installer45.com.
Publisher:
Choice Installer   (signed by Windfunction)

Product:
Choice Installer

Description:
Choice Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
31320242f4d18804da0c80d4cd3e8b46

SHA-1:
236107aff321ff0ed48b08d06bf4c8383dba961d

SHA-256:
3618aca10003c0b0b0350fdd2bafae878490191b01e393ddeab9f498c850f9b9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/27/2024 4:39:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.5.12

File size:
407.4 KB (417,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Choice Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Windfunction

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Windfunction, O=Windfunction, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E543C0EBB96BD9FC190B35854E9E8371

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/22/2015 7:00:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:oh6ELT0w7NF8nqf9GGuBLsP1UzJL0YvgcrXHDw:g6EcONFT9GGALsP1sJAO38

Entry address:
0x17F03

Entry point:
E8, CD, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 70, 7F, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, A4, 85, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4...
 
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Entropy:
6.0142

Code size:
171 KB (175,104 bytes)

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

http://secure.pn-installer45.com/o/.../fl_setup.exe

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