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:
77182893bd2a4abba5b22b28755d708b

SHA-1:
93c284e87d17b25833e4dab5660cb2a746148b7f

SHA-256:
bf549aa646b1979ce0d6fa554c86de5242901cbe04876f0be0ebc48288e39afb

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:
12/24/2024 5:17:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.7.10

File size:
248.9 KB (254,840 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:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

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:
10/27/2014 4:08:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xF1DF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 60, 11, 41, 00, 68, 49, F2, 40, 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, 80, 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, 90, ED, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0724

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

https://secure-nym.adnxs.com/click?ZjSX0VxG8z97FK5H4XrwP3sUrkfhevA_Ik6OXosZ9T_RfYuGmK34P4-jog_OIT09KFIngGylGFtr0E9UAAAAAOzJOABfAAAAdgIAAAIAAACfTCcBXRIFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gDdnQAAOeQAAgUAAQIAAIoASSbpXwAAAAA./cnd=!BwaUOQiz3rACEJ-ZnQkY3aQUIAA./referrer=https://ib.adnxs.com/tt?id=3721708&referrer=REFERRER_URL/clickenc=http://fabulous-wealth2d3fd5.com/.../serve?c=marimedia&s=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&ce_cid=nym1CKiknYHIramMWxACGI_Hiv3guciePSIMMTcyLjU2LjM2LjY0KAEw66C_ogU.

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