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flash_player.exe

The application flash_player.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.searchapps.me and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
b7025bbe3df9f0ab614a49d2cee585b6

SHA-1:
c19f3902decdd5d9a9c1ee17fe8be16b25986515

SHA-256:
4f2718bbb168bee53497ae37552533d69492d629c824424f4498f4929a8984f8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 12:59:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NOSIBAY.Installer
16.7.7.5

File size:
143.8 KB (147,274 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/3/2015 7:43:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Jl5+CC/e5pcS2f+bCaq9rbhoFTPNd/O34eeekTNeFZSTwNVr:JPsMUBroPNQ4eeekpeHdN1

Entry address:
0x3365

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, 98, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B8, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 66, 83, F8, 06, 74, 11, 53, E8, F3, 26, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, 48, 74, 40, 00, E8, 74, 26, 00, 00, 68, 40, 74, 40, 00, E8, 6A, 26, 00, 00, 68, 34, 74, 40, 00, E8, 60, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, BC, 26, 00, 00, A3, 00, 3C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
5.9651

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file flash_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.searchapps.me/.../downloadnow

http://1372824412.rsc.cdn77.org/Flash_Player.exe

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