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flashplayer.exe

Windows Internet Explorer

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The executable flashplayer.exe, “Internet Explorer” has been detected as malware by 26 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadwww32.adrive.com.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation*  (Invalid match)

Product:
Windows® Internet Explorer

Description:
Internet Explorer

Version:
8.1.0.1235

MD5:
ac8c0ab0810515463e92f4a5f9bbb2ad

SHA-1:
731db115ff378b7741b37581008f6805825ed948

SHA-256:
5de6836a9c0f69bb07253e5db2190ac15e20d2db980412eef9cf238151492189

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 9:07:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.466
382

AhnLab V3 Security
Malware/Win32.Generic
2015.12.03

Arcabit
Trojan.MSILPerseus.466
1.0.0.628

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160118

AVG
Downloader.MSIL
2017.0.2860

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Vobfus
4.0.3.16118

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.466
1.0.20.90

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
23690

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.466
8.16.01.18.01

ESET NOD32
MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Banload.FH (variant)
10.12663

Fortinet FortiGate
Fareit.FCE!tr
1/18/2016

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.466
11.2016-18-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.466
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Banload
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.212.18027

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Vobfus
14.0.0.797

McAfee
Fareit-FCE!AC8C0AB08105
5600.6516

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanDownloader:MSIL/Banload.AL
1.1.12300.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.466
17.0.0.54

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vobfus.dynlxa
0.30.26.5051

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
16.01.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0PK515
10.465.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
45586

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Vobfus.Win32.53396
2.0.0.2542

File size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

Product version:
8.1.0.1235

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Trademarks:
LCompanyName

Original file name:
Stub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2015 2:21:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:tvzlFC9xR1KgKZGKlK4KVnGVKFcKljKh2KpcKw7iLpzc/nvB7x8ZGIlCtMCoMdp:tL29xRRnT7x8ZGIl+oq

Entry address:
0x4B0E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
11 KB (11,264 bytes)

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

https://downloadwww32.adrive.com/public/.../cpRqAQ.html

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