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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flash_player.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down 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 www.ifreeupdates.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
af6fbab59ca4437790109c27a28fdd1c

SHA-1:
3b8c5ccc283570056c98bc1a196c8d074a3300cd

SHA-256:
68fcc7cea7d9f07b9234ead56742662acf9f38017af1ac388e10caaba96d2e9e

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 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:
12/25/2024 4:41:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.4.24.13

File size:
241.4 KB (247,152 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, 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:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 3:00:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vDViH0XO5mc60dXeSFG6zSDiq7Lt2MMW87B38vkIJUUxzqkbppqYaUodajuoQKnS:5LXO52oufDiiUMMR7BzUxW0pA+U+ObB

Entry address:
0x8A13

Entry point:
E8, 40, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, C8, DB, 40, 00, E8, B3, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, B4, 04, 41, 00, 8B, 35, C4, A1, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, C0, A1, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A7, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, B4, 04, 41, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, B0, 04, 41, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, AC, A1, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 6A, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45, DC, FF, 75, E4, FF, D6, A3...
 
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Entropy:
5.7864

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

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

http://www.ifreeupdates.com/.../download.php?id=546539c706c81&i=35

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