flashplayer_updater.exe

Topic Bridge

The application flashplayer_updater.exe by Topic Bridge has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet1188.com.
Publisher:
System Reputable Installation  (signed by Topic Bridge)

Product:
System Reputable Installation

Version:
25.4.0.2632

MD5:
7b295200f7da88e1c131bad23b29e017

SHA-1:
1bb65887463ad81731aaf4d9570cf963f7139589

SHA-256:
9d87eb79ece9d5d3ee9f93da2ba4535a52a94a3aeb84f95b056fb8fc2f7a6710

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:22:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.TopicBri.Installer (M)
16.5.23.1

File size:
879.4 KB (900,496 bytes)

Product version:
25.4.0.2632

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\flashplayer_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/31/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/31/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Topic Bridge, O=Topic Bridge, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5EB8A58601B8FC4D1BBCDB6CE5FB4850

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2014 2:44:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FESglxV+FAgLaxQ4daXvsIBsEl42n3Uc6Rg4CmOUzs3bo:xUb+FsNGvsSuulgrzAs

Entry address:
0xD1E8

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 70, A2, 44, 00, 89, 0D, 6C, A2, 44, 00, 89, 15, 68, A2, 44, 00, 89, 1D, 64, A2, 44, 00, 89, 35, 60, A2, 44, 00, 89, 3D, 5C, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 88, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 7C, A2, 44, 00, 66...
 
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Code size:
54 KB (55,296 bytes)

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