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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:
Wonderful Meticulous Installation  (signed by Topic Bridge)

Product:
Wonderful Meticulous Installation

Version:
86.8.1.1730

MD5:
37374ee7a368f9cbd6fffef7eacc596f

SHA-1:
cb019fae814bd76998e8adeec2055689279bf88c

SHA-256:
738d3e4f2610d6c784aa5856cb3cc2efd28e296302c8eeb44dba3cb44b33f5bb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:20:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.TopicBri.Installer (M)
16.5.15.9

File size:
879.4 KB (900,496 bytes)

Product version:
86.8.1.1730

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:
Topic Bridge

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:
7/23/2014 8:28:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4A9zRQcXHf5nLjvS9wI8iAOKwkBTScZ980bQCU7V6uqhau2+wPRnsZIlQcBngY:4A9zqi/53cgwcZ9Isau21lsTygY

Entry address:
0xD1EE

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, 68, A2, 44, 00, 89, 0D, 64, A2, 44, 00, 89, 15, 60, A2, 44, 00, 89, 1D, 5C, A2, 44, 00, 89, 35, 58, A2, 44, 00, 89, 3D, 54, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 80, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 74, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 50, A2, 44, 00...
 
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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=supcc008_sda6p_cir9a_supcc008_einortdf_jlp2dfr_MSIE_noads_544989_0823&country=FR&cb=-31957750&filename=FlashPlayer_Updater.exe&productKey=p3kz63nkp6vuvqn6le35zhqpafbck33m&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1191301

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