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flash_player_setup.exe

InstallationSafe

The application flash_player_setup.exe by InstallationSafe 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.installationsafe.net.
Publisher:
InstallationSafe  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a8adc5f882af64ed169ef25c7678f15d

SHA-1:
9465a0a9524e212b258f6b18bbd76cd6f92d3304

SHA-256:
6d2112599fa862239882c0716ce333cbc5457f55337a833f0c5cffd93df51b22

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.

Analysis date:
11/8/2024 7:39:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.30.12

File size:
665.7 KB (681,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallationSafe

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallationSafe, O=InstallationSafe, STREET=11835 Carmel Mountain Road, STREET="Suite #1304-371", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92128, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087DFEA59F6399D527598C5CC38227EC9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hEw0uF78q7D9yT/ogwxyi//EpsyUsuEM4JEPJ/zs64n3OWn8MSj5:hf7v7D9y8Fx7yUsuEM4+Bs645HSj5

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3612

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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

http://downloads.installationsafe.net/Download/DownloadContent/ea8640c5926445e9a009f56b3951c44b?ag_domain=safe-updates.com&ag_originalUrl=http://cdn.installationsafe.net/.../S&ag_campaign=42801&ag_action=63659-advertisewp5&ag_medium=ron&ag_channel=mp_adv&ag_postback=1400948928976_1400948925452_100_464_42724240_1

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