installer_adobe_flash_player_arabe.exe

Statscom

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_adobe_flash_player_arabe.exe by Statscom has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Statscom  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e501aa56030226da8b45afcd81c69314

SHA-1:
2b93262af99cc97967d03c848398b40268cb2973

SHA-256:
f4cd11f5d723c72eb135ecb92443bd5edb8298ea8d9174080d48a8908995e8c5

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
12/28/2024 4:45:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.KJ
598

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.03.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.214.114

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-E [PUP]
2014.9-150617

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3076

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.KJ
1.0.20.840

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.ANGL
21317

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.2
9.0.1.0168

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11281

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
6/17/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-92ce39bf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.KJ
11.2015-17-06_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.KJ
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15187

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2015.06.17.02

McAfee
Artemis!E501AA560302
5600.6732

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.KJ
16.0.0.504

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djahkt
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.6.16.22

Sophos
Generic PUA CL
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.IQCCUAC
37.0.11480

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OKO14
7.2.168

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OKO14
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38182

File size:
824.6 KB (844,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Statscom, O=Statscom, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
168FC1E941808849273C2F629E69FF2D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 7:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SB:op9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5B

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4919

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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