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flvplayersetup.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flvplayersetup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Seekinstall 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.9-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Seekinstall)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
1a52f68a46e3407f28c0e4d71ddcdad4

SHA-1:
c3d454d2fbcd87f921cb5807f47881202e98939c

SHA-256:
a47a6e614aa8c455e4206741137141a2c214b6871d63f00800646acd9f9712aa

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:
11/6/2024 2:40:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.24.18

File size:
259.9 KB (266,096 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright 2014 (C) Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Seekinstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/17/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Seekinstall, O=Seekinstall, 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:
70B94B44C11D94075538EA52D3EF3696

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/14/2015 8:00:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:aNUVMWfi0njiY9Q+Is5HHmCDMDd9C/NdkedYXW3am5RsttDv11cE3HXOyi0M:deWpnjJ5HH5oDq/NdkuGKaCRec2ORN

Entry address:
0x18FD3

Entry point:
E8, AC, 98, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 40, 90, 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, EC, A5, 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, EC...
 
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Entropy:
6.5090

Code size:
178 KB (182,272 bytes)

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

http://secure.9-pn-installer.com/o/.../flvplayersetup.exe

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