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Download and Install Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flash installer.exe by Download and Install has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.downloadscenter.com.
Publisher:
Download and Install Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
50cf33c9790ebe7a88f1bd2e4daab4e9

SHA-1:
524cc69065cff255f9a4981414e6c0414855acf7

SHA-256:
7c3b5cb040cff858a3b8bc44c212805cf455c5a2951adbdd5b5473f8f0faf583

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/17/2025 12:14:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.53116
793

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.53116
1.0.20.1690

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.53116
8.14.12.04.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
8.10134

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
9/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.53116
11.2014-04-12_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.53116
14.12.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of office installer(1).exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.9

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
Artemis!01E7CABDFB6D
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.53116
15.0.0.1014

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbdd
0.28.2.60990

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.f35
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadandInstall.P
14.9.22.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
Generic PUA NG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0129
7.2.265

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
31488

File size:
627.5 KB (642,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download and Install Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/22/2012 1:33:56 AM

Valid to:
9/14/2014 10:31:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Download and Install Ltd, O=Download and Install Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
082658FA2A383E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:f2XyMJfsGn9NGHy8nydSNzidTjBYj0m2nMqzXGe9zRsHN2j2vJ9H6fT:fayMJfsCNiydSSE2Hzr9zy1R9cT

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7543

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://install.downloadscenter.com/installer/.../download?s=yb&k=adobe&q=adobe&m=e&ad=3442351655

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