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WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flashplayer.exe by WorldSetup 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 installCore 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:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
112271209ab201f307d19122162ccbd0

SHA-1:
c8068f2d9feb28cc53db8e56c07cfa2d3e8a4d50

SHA-256:
1eb7a7e82c410866957b183f0be801344d22784b465eea6a50a98d14127cfa3b

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:
1/14/2025 10:16:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.3.18

File size:
649 KB (664,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2kgQFa1bEf+IVSxkdsC1PgmmtF1H2ph+7ZC+9UnbnEeCsATpBvZempJrVVoYywb:ZgQFAEfzwC1PMdUgITnEeCdz0EVXywb

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://iron.zbane.com/MAIN/.../flvplayer.php?name=flashplayer&cc=BR&url=http://www.zbane.com/MAIN/.../flashplayer.exe&m=__sitename__&ymid=-_-MjMzNV8xMDRfMTc4MV8xODAzX0JSXzE5MS4yOC43OC42MF84OWVfMjE5Nl9BRFM-_-LqOPtmbfswtzvwBO_Ra0naFmbGfa_F-aDjac-VF_JEbaBdOzGA6rEkJqa1ObMgAJvpqdudigOj6H6HqJAaaaAauAp1HqA6jJ0Og0OjaYnAdfriq5SJZAEHQ43cZ6qPdloSjf1yWe8EFmitoj4uuvkabujjijmrqttGuwbRM4NTyeJsfFYzOAkHe1V2Hdpi6kcdrSYWUqpqQddZFrzSdf2ycQwXf4BjtZCnz2L30RCR4PrEGuebIKm1gzvEIEeDCYxfpUDtvZT0VwXQGHpfC3euwIiDY03XcRdbCvwvxvMjogMgTdEjGNvpiFx-EotiRIe9OWeDtlwIgVGsLrXKUrZDAuCPcSjB4jysEHsQludzQavjfuk5Oif05SkVwBcoa1dWTXeJtfotB679I_K7NIHcli3q_xaO&chnl=2308

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