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flash_player_pro_setup.exe

Pulldownload

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flash_player_pro_setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Pulldownload 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 downloads.dwnld19.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Pulldownload)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
1aac885f6b8b594b6e7e355e8a92a63f

SHA-1:
0928a9bf7ef37539ff7c7b95648a495699c18419

SHA-256:
fa98b220e89b504c2aa8eaa8b4bc0aef8bf32dfce998db4999d4200ec9d8b125

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 8:17:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.9.9.21

File size:
1.7 MB (1,746,296 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\flash_player_pro_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pulldownload

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Pulldownload, O=Pulldownload, 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:
00B840F63C6F881B974419E1A8D3A94F3A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2015 6:39:00 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:+wY29FeXW6pBjMkb08EDJ7POOMlbpZ3d5UK3dvPNJl36d3SLAToYssJjC:owkb0hVIoss5C

Entry address:
0xA915

Entry point:
E8, 12, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 74, 03, 33, C0, C3, E9, 91, 05, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, 01, 41, 00, E8, DB, 01, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 4D, 10, 78, 3A, 8B, 4D, 08, 2B, 4D, 0C, 89, 4D, 08, FF, 55, 14, EB, ED, 8B, 45, EC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 8B, 00, 89, 45, E0, 8B, 45, E0, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 74, 0B, C7, 45, DC, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, DC, C3, E8, 45, 05, 00, 00, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, D1, 01, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 40, 01, 41...
 
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Code size:
46 KB (47,104 bytes)

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

http://downloads.dwnld19.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/.../Flash_Player_Pro_Setup.exe

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