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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayer.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Kickpattern 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. 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:
Swift Installer   (signed by Kickpattern)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
f8af0b733cecfc1a4cd1d89392674268

SHA-1:
9bfb6c16044175bf6203470fa19e1960b1f2c019

SHA-256:
3162d51e3a4cbc92de48260e2da670d5c31e19d44ea8650c3571fc74e0086261

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 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:
11/25/2024 12:54:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Kickpattern.Bundler (M)
15.12.8.6

File size:
433.4 KB (443,760 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift 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:
Kickpattern

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Kickpattern, O=Kickpattern, 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:
58E68788BFD1313589EDAA39C60FC54A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2014 1:00:25 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:EjEbGyp+mzuyimlDT6NovWCzNCiG8b1rzrJdt8I+9OrjRqjw2UH+Te9Rj2PUo:EQGypfFimINwNCiGOhRdWXOXRIw2g1o

Entry address:
0x159BE

Entry point:
E8, 2B, 94, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 68, 30, 5A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 9C, 65, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.1464

Code size:
167 KB (171,008 bytes)

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

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

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