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flashplayerupdate-setup.exe

Blueis

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application flashplayerupdate-setup.exe by Blueis has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall 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:
Blueis  (signed and verified)

MD5:
867a7cd14509610ec4b4177ca0561f13

SHA-1:
514df604819ded282c980a0849caec0b02266908

SHA-256:
75031cd175bd08cdade88365ee720899d7e9d58ae65dd3606a7913df41d6055b

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 9:00:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DownloadAdmin
2015.06.04

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAdmin.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-H [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3089

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Downloadadmin
0.98/20547

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.74
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-b0de5e09
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16128

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin.C
v2015.06.03.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.XPACK.dprfbr
0.30.24.1636

Quick Heal
PUA.Blueis.Gen
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.6.3.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
40786

File size:
657.9 KB (673,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flashplayerupdate-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blueis

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/7/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/8/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Blueis, O=Blueis, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
58AC2B1B2E1E80F003ECEE0F41F4124A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 9:35:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:94BS2ly9NKPRdegPsgQr/745jezvROTVo80d1WU1ntTxJ10gJ1TvzEv6:9hhKeiHQr/s1uRCBQWMxDpEi

Entry address:
0x234A

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 78, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, 15, 30, 77, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 2C, 77, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 3D, 42, 00, E8, DD, F9, FF, FF, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, A0, 3C, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 0B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 71, 40, 00, 68, 00, 74, 40, 00, 68, A0, 34, 42, 00, E8, 5A, F3, FF, FF, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57...
 
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Entropy:
7.9732

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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