flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Liquidbuild

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. 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 file has been seen being downloaded from nym1.ib.adnxs.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Liquidbuild)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
77471d24b2ce713be253190b2e0118be

SHA-1:
f84fa095bdad1fc1e5efb00eb583494926f0c687

SHA-256:
af4f023923060062b150de8b103884eedd3a3b34e10f08d8f4d14fb7fe179612

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 10:18:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.8.10

File size:
191.4 KB (195,960 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 6:59:59 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:
10/10/2014 11:00:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x7B0D

Entry point:
E8, D0, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, B8, 91, 40, 00, FF, 25, B4, 91, 40, 00, 68, 7D, 7B, 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, D0, 40, 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...
 
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Entropy:
4.7480

Code size:
31.5 KB (32,256 bytes)

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

http://nym1.ib.adnxs.com/click?5LJioIQ3-j_D9Shcj8L1P39qvHSTGAFA-n5qvHST9j8zMzMzMzP7P3YSHatcX9sr2nr1wkUiDDVnBzhUAAAAABTOMgCTBwAAdgIAAAIAAACrTCcBCmEHAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gDnOgAA1scAAgUAAQIAAJQAbCWeQgAAAAA./cnd=!6AX3OAib-K8CEKuZnQkYisIdIAA./referrer=http://www.dandydon.com//clickenc=http://adserver0f2e7enext.com/.../serve?c=marimedia&s=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&ce_cid=nym1CNr11ZfcyIiGNRACGPak9NjK69ftKyIPMjA5LjEyNC4yMDcuMTMwKAEw547goQU.

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