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flashplayerpro_setup.exe

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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Boot Compute 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 file has been seen being downloaded from secure-lax.adnxs.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b6a2876d6c5fccce496e47d6fb0b52a4

SHA-1:
04d8d5f4db96e841892ad19d46945b27e6fe20ff

SHA-256:
4f6356b74149ca279944bd367f074e4fa661be71ed33eede29f958111f7e9cf1

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:
11/27/2024 7:49:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootComp.Installer (M)
16.6.8.9

File size:
249.4 KB (255,352 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:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 4:00:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:nf3OplwlMPztjZKG7kk9n8/dvQ+2EqOMln4rXBi:f30JyGz8/HqOMlnQRi

Entry address:
0x1592B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 58, 81, 41, 00, 68, 95, 59, 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, D0, 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, D6, 54, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2384

Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

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

https://secure-lax.adnxs.com/click?RfWgkXf-1j8zMzMzMzPTP3sUrkfherQ__BhKSDPq2D_SpMgxkNbdP3eZDBXky59hUVl2Bgg31HfgoBNUAAAAAGImLgDIAQAAdgIAAAIAAACjTCcBc5kFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gClXQAAnL4AAgUAAQIAAJIAZyaSYQAAAAA./cnd=!HwacOQjG1pMCEKOZnQkY87IWIAA./referrer=secure.imp-serving.com/clickenc=http://download131bucket.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=lax1CNGy2bOA4Y3qdxACGPeysqjB_PLPYSIOMTA3LjIxNi42MC4xMjAoATDgwc6gBQ..

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