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flashupdatersetup.exe

Joltlogic

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application flashupdatersetup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Joltlogic 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 secure.pn-installer3.com.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Joltlogic)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
c2d9897ddb23a1823aac42cc7a0118af

SHA-1:
3ac8cddba7b11b4a325535bce0cbc0b293225e13

SHA-256:
79825bd15ca6ff3454ab4871315468de7533dcd3b15e69df3fc1addca3033aa2

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:48:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.26.22

File size:
412.4 KB (422,256 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\flashupdatersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

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

Subject:
CN=Joltlogic, O=Joltlogic, 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:
5EE011413A702F6705B25B34B674F3AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2014 2:00:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0K+34SfOPL14ggN8Y+/bNMo3cfgBKql9NqfCJINcD:NYlfOPaPN8YQMo3coBD/tD

Entry address:
0x172E3

Entry point:
E8, CD, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, 73, 41, 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, A4, 75, 43, 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, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4...
 
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Entropy:
5.9487

Code size:
167 KB (171,008 bytes)

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

http://secure.pn-installer3.com/o/.../flashupdatersetup.exe

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