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flash_setup.exe

Flash Video Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Video Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Video Player. The application flash_setup.exe by Air Software 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Flash Video Player

Version:
2.0.3.25

MD5:
9f6b6dc513982b9b82db4523d5a99ab8

SHA-1:
fc64cc60debe0df397241fa9bbfa4a5a3859311f

SHA-256:
e4531524b8241426baf7dc5be8d67d1636ac61d712932773e128676dfbf8d86a

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:35:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.3.3.17

File size:
2.1 MB (2,182,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.25

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/29/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
36D5AA8967E82240D5AFEC2F301B54ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/28/2012 2:30:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:iEMlGnKdbu4bAQYXTc9UbOnTOGQDIUT3tj/VlmUKnlQ94L88QmoUPCu26uDuESL6:itwKdK4bA9XTcKOnTOGQT3tj/VlmPlQh

Entry address:
0x14813D

Entry point:
E8, E4, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, FD, 5D, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 6B, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, F2, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, D9, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D4, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, EF, 11, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4849

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,561,088 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadwiz.com/get/.../?sid=flsh_new_ac&b=9j4s9fj2&filename=Flash_setup

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