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flashplayer_updater.exe

Deepwell

The application flashplayer_updater.exe by Deepwell 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 Tomorrow Software Installer 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet1188.com.
Publisher:
Advanced Authorized Software Installer  (signed by Deepwell)

Product:
Advanced Authorized Software Installer

Version:
14.9.2.5457

MD5:
e98d969934c8179373c814c8dc146a35

SHA-1:
770ff74098483d428f7331273d28ea23fc2f648b

SHA-256:
ffa0f4fb6f6731891b8de4516b42e1193108c205409dcc5b991e8a3f4bbca7fd

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:
11/27/2024 3:48:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
17.2.28.5

File size:
875.4 KB (896,392 bytes)

Product version:
14.9.2.5457

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

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:
Deepwell

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/23/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Deepwell, O=Deepwell, 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:
488ADA17990AFCA281EEF4BF17030B5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/20/2014 8:33:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xC822

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, 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, A8, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 0D, A4, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 15, A0, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 9C, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 35, 98, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 94, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, C0, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, B4, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 90, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 8C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9571  (probably packed)

Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 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=780898&c=supcc001_sda6p_cir9a_supcc001_einorspu6p_jlp2d_MSIE_780898_nokws_0802&country=US&cb=-230387684&filename=FlashPlayer_Updater.exe&productKey=p3kz63nkp6vuvqn6le35zhqpafbck33m&osName=Windows&osVersion=8&browserName=IE&browserVersion=10&zTmp=1&executable=1191329

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