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flashplayerupdate-setup.exe

TRUSTED INSTALL SOFTWARE

The application flashplayerupdate-setup.exe by TRUSTED INSTALL SOFTWARE 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 Tomorrow Software Installer 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:
Tomorrow Software Installer  (signed by TRUSTED INSTALL SOFTWARE)

Product:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Version:
2.0.0.1

MD5:
fde006c9490a28b02a4f137e290b62f8

SHA-1:
5fd251e8445ac375abde8147ee0665c31165cb09

SHA-256:
4200b8810bbddda1ca4152443de238a72f13331fb57bef77669480724320ded9

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:
11/27/2024 6:31:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
17.3.13.10

File size:
877.8 KB (898,896 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TRUSTED INSTALL SOFTWARE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TRUSTED INSTALL SOFTWARE, O=TRUSTED INSTALL SOFTWARE, 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:
2A889382754355CE927EAE3A2EA732CB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/23/2014 6:16:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xC7A2

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 58, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 54, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 15, 50, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 4C, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 35, 48, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 44, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 70, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 64, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 40, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 3C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9552  (probably packed)

Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 bytes)

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