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flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems doo

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flash_setup.exe by Information Technology Systems doo has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from ybssoft.com.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems doo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
da306b23dc9dd27f2ce82481085a0b38

SHA-1:
2c38d6730619390af332873d643b577be0ec10ec

SHA-256:
a953f5f55f496290cc02f05ed9887fbea78ffb5f1cfec48ae44b26cadd7cd232

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 3:49:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.406
7.11.177.0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3329

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28587
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13597

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.10.06.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystemsdoo.Q
14.10.6.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
33706

File size:
719.1 KB (736,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Information Technology Systems doo

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems doo, O=Information Technology Systems doo, STREET=Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona 60, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, PostalCode=81000, C=ME

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C5C6AC5F85C769596A73A863C86D258C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Chvpok7ngqEwiboDg9l6TXCkNz76ioHhFJwJ37ysr4mHsnf:Chv+k7gVX6B76ioPJwRLDHc

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8797

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://ybssoft.com/.../download.php?site_id=186&app_id=4&lp_id=92&dist_id=106&channel=adcfl2&src=adc&pbsid=1405466748166_1405466742705_117_363_28024193_1

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