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flashplayer_updater.exe

Web Software

ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application flashplayer_updater.exe, “Web Software Setup ” by ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings) 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:
ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web Software

Description:
Web Software Setup

Version:
2.7.1.4

MD5:
acdb8038f0151246a60c33292b5ac4bf

SHA-1:
3270738e23f7e4dfb0815af66404cc92992ef903

SHA-256:
b988a7ab72ad118abef34457e20d02b76d54ad8dcbb7409f37a62733af9d895d

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:
12/29/2024 5:05:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.12.15.12

File size:
934.2 KB (956,640 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

Copyright:
Web Soft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 10:49:24 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 11:51:47 AM

Subject:
CN=ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11212F0CBFA137672CEF81D4B5DB2D6F7022

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

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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_updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.giftsigncurrent.com/c?x=5UNZHdsxtHnf9ZVscm9tpKoKV755XJSkL0lp/a0IxgI=&c=lcP BNOZO56dotoN2whlFf4e9fZTLFZi3CRW/60Js3X NkSqY8GQQCP8BnXbkJF8Ui ndby6NasdVFP/wExxKy/0Ezt2Rlk4bETDT1uQ6nfwjIx4E7RPltKxVTpWRtX&downloadAs=FlashPlayer_Updater.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.InstallMetrixdelivery.com

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