home

flvplayersetup.exe

CoolAppDownloads

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flvplayersetup.exe by CoolAppDownloads has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.great-appdownloads.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f9c3a0118c77b8a3d280e6707e9d81ed

SHA-1:
0dbf569f1c0ae877ff162d96a30784ce04137e90

SHA-256:
84bb567bb36aaf6f0a7cca8bfeaa145d4771743d10d78658f1c214d516693306

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/6/2024 12:33:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.124.210

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3389

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0120

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IJ (variant)
8.9278

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.30.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14428

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25324

File size:
1.1 MB (1,134,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flvplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CoolAppDownloads, O=CoolAppDownloads, STREET=63 Ronthschild Blvd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C1B6068CBEB4D13FFA1A0A377FF3960B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jOyMJfsKfM7A4oCFcSS+xUWoyihBq+dBMhTkHfCtFW+bo1wkxJWOfDi:6lJfsXE4hKSSQUWoLNB4Tk/1/xJZu

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8563

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.great-appdownloads.com/flv-player/adbr/.../?dl=1&lg=es&cid=ubdd7f7b451e2562150e58d28a4&chnl=84361

Remove flvplayersetup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.