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icreinstall_flash_update.exe

GERYON ADS SL.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_flash_update.exe, “Software Setup ” by GERYON ADS SL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 cdn.whitedownloadpool.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by GERYON ADS SL.)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
3.6.1.5

MD5:
8e339059abdf91bc31574d7a854471c2

SHA-1:
bb0b130c3beaf2bbc75552f27616d1ceddd3f7c6

SHA-256:
e9262b0988215477a90b2cb43bf2fe1351dba6d9831f31d93c519686205ad05a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:
11/25/2024 10:32:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GERYONADS.Installer (M)
16.1.22.22

File size:
836.1 KB (856,160 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_flash_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GERYON ADS SL.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/23/2015 8:17:17 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2016 8:17:17 AM

Subject:
CN=GERYON ADS SL., O=GERYON ADS SL., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121876A81F90DA17EC052D9EF4E5C681DCD

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):
24576:sz9XpPGKx5143kudBQZ1O5B60iRFLwd8NTx:sRFGKK0udiTUB9iROmF

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.whitedownloadpool.com/c?x=C0lDEXxdWWkBH23pqrQ26liVSCDMb4AWLwmwj2ur6tU=&c=LHtkvwJQZI3HiwFuTK lww45X63Qz/O3t1QilAw8KkPTiLlDQC0EM15SeIONTEMcF5ixJLaHP2vAczYf9alHfath8jSBYHL173Yg 2ars9sia8IF0aN0Hwb0t35mZpzCyLI9tPc3XXjDeN6LcqqvEQ==&downloadAs=Flash_Update.exe&fallback_url=http://download.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/.../install_flash_player_18_plugin.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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