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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayer.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ef5690dc8b5ddc6a5d3dba3bae8d745f

SHA-1:
00fa5dfa0b48abd8ce7494f4a89281ef9e0c8f11

SHA-256:
4dbfc9fb3fd5982a93bb5bb0a5d37564c8dae87a5fc786abb15aeb8a6b2cf768

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/25/2024 12:58:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.27.22

File size:
78.9 KB (80,752 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/9/2014 4:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:MQhMZp0tdmrlSBhTqyi88vlVWJMHJYM5wOetW3eUZjwyDOJJuHo8u:MzZ2tbhFiNVWhDOO6P9Hu

Entry address:
0x60A1

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, F4, 71, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, A4, 40, 00, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 34, D4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, D4, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, D0, 71, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 34, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 30, D4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, BC, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 65, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Entropy:
5.8142

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://3acwn.trackvoluum.com/click

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