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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 5 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:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7da2a62f7f765403c25153ce125e6e61

SHA-1:
ffb4ac248b9c65b40f8ad97c5d4be2d895544f1d

SHA-256:
841088f41dcc7b48c66d824c0a3e2364b192b99f030841cf887872140977ae80

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 12:32:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.186
7.11.142.186

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3508

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MX (variant)
8.9665

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.11.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.O
14.4.11.6

File size:
709.2 KB (726,240 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TNHpmjaq/6Hk33GRDXSd/zbnYclJcSBJSe1j9SRW6irZG/KXTiXVDE9rUPo5k+8U:TNHEGPHrRDCdLbnbvJxaWrGX5ArUg5kq

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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Entropy:
7.8557

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.great-appdownloads.com/flv-player/adbr/.../?dl=1&lg=it&cid=16095818611389122964&chnl=130505

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