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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:
0df602405d52c23d01fad0606fe89864

SHA-1:
5048bdc02e25c6ed2e73a1748f01f82f6613f45e

SHA-256:
9110821e42a0d10c4606ff02236c6b5864d82f3bcc8ebf1eb18efbf4c2f77199

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 7:35:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.TopicBri.Installer (M)
16.7.1.12

File size:
879.4 KB (900,520 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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\flashplayer_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Topic Bridge

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/30/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2016 7:59:59 PM

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:
8/17/2014 7:00:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LorHlv5zHfMW39XHLst2Bu0cTusMf97pfKTnof8:8bzkW39XHYtFisG97IJ

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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Entropy:
7.9591  (probably packed)

Code size:
54 KB (55,296 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadnet1188.com/download/.../dl?bc=1191733&pid=installmetrix&brand=installmetrix.com&aid=noads&c=supcc001_moc13a_cir9a_supcc001_supcc001wlttf_jlp2d_MSIE_noads_0812_65859hyphen3683hyphen5247&country=US&cb=-1426244946&filename=FlashPlayer_Updater.exe&productKey=p3kz63nkp6vuvqn6le35zhqpafbck33m&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1191301

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