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flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Xpress Installer

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe by Xpress Installer 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 InstallMetrix Software 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:
Xpress Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9e8123d305ebfb91c6af1bcbec36d455

SHA-1:
50032430741ad014542163b35cb3d75e45590dcc

SHA-256:
c9a05b381edb62de00a936c75e4e27c38033b58244bf1eabfbd06e0fde8d6c61

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 '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:
12/25/2024 3:37:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
16.7.25.12

File size:
1.1 MB (1,145,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Xpress Installer

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/28/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Xpress Installer, OU=Xpress Installer, O=Xpress Installer, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
426A40A18F4F86A9762818361D0BB535

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/12/2015 11:45:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9tb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7agQ8P/FM5gB8It6Z86ApX:uVg5tQ7agpP/Fn+765pX

Entry address:
0x25F74

Entry point:
E8, 6A, CE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A3, 4B, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0543

Code size:
557.5 KB (570,880 bytes)

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

http://pcfileddl.com/download.php?campaignId=61&filename=FlashPlayerPro_Setup.exe&subid1=50flo&subid2=fup&subid3=buh8m_cir9a&subid4=ron_flv&subid5=flv8_NoBrow_noads_8074_0512

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