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flvplayersetup.exe

Best Free Downloads

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application flvplayersetup.exe by Best Free Downloads 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freeapplocationdownloads.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ade61b9d5efeff4dd1ce101e5fbc9bf4

SHA-1:
d5b17ce41554db983a84c7b98d7d105abbbfc04d

SHA-256:
57d135bdca4a6a96ff0c3cb2d03fee14361b284c1b41fb87a80b82169ce4840d

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 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:
11/23/2024 6:08:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.BestFree.Installer (M)
16.5.16.22

File size:
680.9 KB (697,256 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Free Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Best Free Downloads, O=Best Free Downloads, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
046CC4AA2B722C5117786BD75A823929

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:E1vprntLnCfsmL92zk0Mgjy3HGS8G2uwkbEs:E1vltLCfF1aj0VX2uwoE

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.freeapplocationdownloads.com/flv-player/adbr4/.../?lg=EN&dl=1&chnl=1800&SUBID=Ym89MSZjaXBpZD01ODAwMTAmY2lzaWQ9Njc5QUQ5NUVFMjgxNzAzMTMzOTU0NjkzNCZjaXJpZD02NzlBRDk1RUUyODE3MDQxMDczNTE5NjczJnNsaWQ9MCZzdWJpZD0xMDAyJmNpdWlkPS0xMTIwNTAxODM3MDcxODA0NTgmc289MSZjcmlkPTE1MTM4MzgmZXhjaWQ9MjImbW10PS0xJmNudHJ5PTI5JmNpY21wPTE1NDExOCZwdWJpZD0xODAw&webid=07329a5b-bb7c-9905-922b-79f55196a5d7&webid=07329a5b-bb7c-9905-922b-79f55196a5d7

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