flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Liquidbuild

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Liquidbuild 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Liquidbuild)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
87468a96d0ba1fc8a8154c5819cface9

SHA-1:
023936d11e58278099aeeb6a96c48719e8a6feab

SHA-256:
f8efbc7b754bc7140b81fd4f3ecabb2f197764023582e9cb189f4183f8505f04

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:35:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.12.21

File size:
139.9 KB (143,224 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Liquidbuild, O=Liquidbuild, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008FC3C0F7127DA5163CC077AE5035B2ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/21/2014 1:30:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x166FB

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 20, 92, 41, 00, 68, 65, 67, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, E0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, AC, 62, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0962

Code size:
93 KB (95,232 bytes)

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