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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 pabsoft.com.
MD5:
be9def8da357e9076c931ee8ad06e109

SHA-1:
c9e73f7ea6c4d727d7c29a356d24c7b372ab532a

SHA-256:
2525980c68feed60d68546f0df4fc7ca9a19f6583650c4c18b007073f4f971d8

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 5:12:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware InstallCore.ALX
2015.0.4489

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
7.0.302.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
46946

File size:
714.8 KB (731,972 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:ahvpoktnBqEwiboDg9l6TXCkNz76ioHhFJwJ37ywr4mHsnf:ahv+ktBVX6B76ioPJwR3DHc

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://pabsoft.com/.../download.php?site_id=187&app_id=4&lp_id=91&dist_id=126&channel=achr219&src=ac&cid=4158642441405273342&pubid=233016

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