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flashplayer_updater.exe

Paddleboard Media

The application flashplayer_updater.exe by Paddleboard Media 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 setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet1188.com.
Publisher:
Transparent Licensed Setup  (signed by Paddleboard Media)

Product:
Transparent Licensed Setup

Version:
51.6.8.3696

MD5:
556a0666b65dc39a6fb27726b64f5143

SHA-1:
23346c37c8c490922edda77706172d3ac29ca426

SHA-256:
d71cf8ccfcaf5ba46dd1396a275cffbedb31ea23762cc1d55f789f7cc72bb9cb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:06:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Paddlebo.Installer (M)
16.7.6.17

File size:
873 KB (893,976 bytes)

Product version:
51.6.8.3696

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:
Paddleboard Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/10/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Paddleboard Media, O=Paddleboard Media, L=Oakland, 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:
160CFB21D0090AA5E6AF882A2B3426FD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/18/2014 8:26:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:n48rDTnmpD14EGsG9TyUiKb4dqVEPL8mMufFJQDTDlh:tDTymEGsPfsQouNiTj

Entry address:
0xD5EE

Entry point:
E8, 40, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, 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, 20, 4D, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 1C, 4D, 41, 00, 89, 15, 18, 4D, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 14, 4D, 41, 00, 89, 35, 10, 4D, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 0C, 4D, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 38, 4D, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 2C, 4D, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 08, 4D, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9685  (probably packed)

Code size:
53 KB (54,272 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadnet1188.com/download/.../dl?bc=1195323&pid=installmetrix&brand=installmetrix.com&aid=noads&c=supcc001_sda6p_cir9a_supcc001_wlspu6p_jlp2d_MSIE_noads_35688_1007tiron&country=US&cb=1098589788&filename=FlashPlayer_Updater.exe&productKey=at5zb7a5igageoxd4xnc5qjckmyklxtm&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1195307

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