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flashplayer-setup.exe

Statscom

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application flashplayer-setup.exe by Statscom has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Statscom  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b006c4decb0c9480dc43a24da5b4532f

SHA-1:
533a042a84ff1526dc6498d4e98dabcf6acd20ce

SHA-256:
c3bb6f2dff515e7416b0921a5e7d88ee992952409b5c68bb9eba777c94c83942

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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 6:35:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DownAdmin.prfb
7.11.209.38

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-E [PUP]
150414-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3132

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Downloadadmin
0.98/20355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.DAGL
21850

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.27
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.I potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-8649671e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2015-23-07_5

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAdmin
15.7.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of minecraft.exe (Adware)
2015.7.23.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.203.15666

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.04.21.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.XPACK.dprfbr
0.30.20.1219

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Tightrope.Bundler
15.4.21.16

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.TNECKHC
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
36694

File size:
652.5 KB (668,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flashplayer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Statscom

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Statscom, O=Statscom, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:
168FC1E941808849273C2F629E69FF2D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 12:35:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GKCFG+pl1Hp7p4ZkuRt4Zh3UdOxouSdWE7uglrB/jmN7Trkfcn+zG:G3Xxp4Zkuf47kdtdZ7uC/jmlrDn+zG

Entry address:
0x234A

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 78, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, 15, 30, 77, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 2C, 77, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 3D, 42, 00, E8, DD, F9, FF, FF, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, A0, 3C, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 0B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 71, 40, 00, 68, 00, 74, 40, 00, 68, A0, 34, 42, 00, E8, 5A, F3, FF, FF, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57...
 
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Entropy:
7.9728

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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