flash player.exe

VOLVAN PREMIUM SL

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application flash player.exe by VOLVAN PREMIUM SL 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from admin.thismagno.com.
Publisher:
VOLVAN PREMIUM SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
325d2b2ec325f2c7e5192debcf72ca52

SHA-1:
98e16a596bda38b8574cd4121b8a6c29c2d4dee3

SHA-256:
8a2d8be11bbc32f773141f281b6e15f109379cc94b161da0ef2333afb1bec029

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 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:
11/6/2024 7:53:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.VOLVANPR.Bundler (M)
16.6.23.5

File size:
673.5 KB (689,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\flash player.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/19/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=VOLVAN PREMIUM SL, O=VOLVAN PREMIUM SL, L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
23F1543E93AC0F5689FA47E3F14A8610

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2016 3:58:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EoUtdUiErmq2pU373UG/17aCwEBakLVdbKvQghu1+ShoI5qnwqfbL:EoI2SFUZ971wEBhLbKVpShoI5mL

Entry address:
0x1A5EA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, EF, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8651

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
636 KB (651,264 bytes)

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

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