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flash_player_pro_setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flash_player_pro_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE 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 update-com.info.

File name:

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

1.3.7.2

MD5:

e4e30578c328c55cdac99fbc83a2fa25

SHA-1:

4abe0152ecb8702386bc77dfa21d5d789209b958

SHA-256:

31aa29d319a781f271982fbffd89a50bd6475a37ce9e5acbf6603a13093c8d39

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:

12/24/2024 1:16:47 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLD.Installer (M)

16.5.4.9

File size:

220.8 KB (226,088 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.7.2

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\flash_player_pro_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/3/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/28/2014 6:16:56 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:O+2w4XQ2UoxPCEJigzolzisJT813EaOQat2792INOq5a6pE+P:J4XQ2PPv3bFEaOztV56pE+P

Entry address:

0xE43B

Entry point:

E8, 0C, 48, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, A4, 92, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 5C, 90, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63... 
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Entropy:

6.3771

Code size:

156.5 KB (160,256 bytes)

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

http://update-com.info/.../tracka.php

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