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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.greatdownloads-free.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b18a239871f29ec40dc7510ea141782f

SHA-1:
e8204d59c38567e6f8926085a4ef8936b414d5ed

SHA-256:
1bb25d91b500f9aa6f0948bc1630ff824e297eda509822d30bd51752df188575

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:
2/25/2025 7:08:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.EL.1
7.11.177.126

avast!
Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3326

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.ELK
19755

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected.F trojan
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Injector
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13630

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.10.10.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.10.10.4

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33706

File size:
689.1 KB (705,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\flvplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 12:59:59 AM

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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rXFavLdcbiyxO4oVlyJuvQuEeRyOs59x+Kqfeuc8vqBeSXL91npeTo+wZva4U:rXFGLdkizsJu+OO9x+KUcFFh1nVZi4U

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8678

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.greatdownloads-free.com/flv-player/tbc/.../?lg=EN&dl=1&chnl=tbc_en_2019000456&dp=ZZf1918257Za1836370Zg125Zw0Zm0Zc2019000456,2019000456Zs394Zi0ZZ&webid=20ea714c-0af9-56f0-83ff-d4dcd02979e2

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