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flashplayer_setup.exe

Secure Installer

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flashplayer_setup.exe by Secure Installer has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. 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:
Secure Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6c10ea1cd7432da94dad793d63b9b890

SHA-1:
561a47dded74015b0cdb7846b051ad9398c3b2f6

SHA-256:
bd6ec38422ac7b41a86a42defcde9edd6194fa2e76fb6748a3b2fcd455395bfd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:35:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.SecureIn.Installer (M)
16.7.11.11

File size:
618.6 KB (633,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/25/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/26/2013 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Secure Installer, O=Secure Installer, STREET=720 Market Street, STREET=5th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94102, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C3507C1ADDE6B4C52E5426990F85CA2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:r5zWZozsOHhf3StItRl+1qjoz95+5orOwZxGQOhxsAtri:VWZozbBf3StItW6o55+ar5xGQwsAtri

Entry address:
0x130E40

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, F6, FF, C7, 87, 10, 57, 0E, 00, BE, 63, 31, 38, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8476

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
584 KB (598,016 bytes)

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

http://downloader.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=ab1915f14748853aad550adabb45a4901b763a48&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJpbiIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImZmNyIsInVfaWQiOiJkaV81MTgyMzI4ZTFlMGMwMy44Mzg1Mjk4OCIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMDAxIiwidHMiOjEzNjc0ODcxMTgsImt3IjoiZnJlZSBkb3dubG9hZCBhZG9iZSBmbGFzaCBwbGF5ZXIiLCJjdSI6ImZyZWUgZG93bmxvYWQgYWRvYmUgZmxhc2ggcGxheWVyIiwiY2EiOm51bGx9

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