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flash_setup.exe

The application flash_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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.
MD5:
58f5c9f15f482a500bc07d3833c71db0

SHA-1:
7558e37f223eb027738484624e62ee4734d11319

SHA-256:
77e0e1db2af9e9f8e8b434626db5ed8b1a8a096327a370554e9b4309b67ad2d3

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:47:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware InstallCore.ALX
2015.0.4477

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
7.0.302.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
47014

File size:
713.4 KB (730,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ghvpok7ngqEwiboDg9l6TXCkNz76iFHVFJyJ37ysr4mHsnf:ghv+k7gVX6B76iFTJyRLDHc

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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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=93&dist_id=126&channel=achr219&src=ac&cid=4158642441405274061&pubid=233016

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