installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from clkmon.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b214ca439165c529d4b5541271324247

SHA-1:
0f7b5f065c1673124e9c333c33acbf2a591538c9

SHA-256:
2711eb7a98ac2f48ca5d1096d2fe37f86f0fe63dd6b2647f04b557eba0b47dd5

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 3:39:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3270

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SC (variant)
8.10827

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller
v2014.12.04.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.e
14.12.4.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1204
7.2.338

VIPRE Antivirus
Vittalia Installer
35420

File size:
793.5 KB (812,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 1:08:01 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 2:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aKFTIENy3+ZSijrkfj0NF3I1zG8gnqZuDUYp799Sp:aYUrijrkfjOF41hgq4UYD8

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:
7.8869

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 34 URLs.

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=JAEWINTER_21625_1&pid=&q=Valid Love ?????? 1 ?????? | Jae Winter

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-200097118714000000&pid=11021&q= ????? ????? hp psc 1215 ??? ?????? 7, hawaaworld,????,???????,?????,?????,????

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=PUTLOCKPOP&pid=&q=Watch The Flash Season 1 Episode 8 Online - The Flash S01E08 Flash vs. Arrow Onl

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=REVENUE&trckid=003767484016618914288

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=11021-200118800815000000&pid=11021

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=GBD5-1049887&pid=4082&q=????????,??????????????,?????????????????????,?????????????,?????????????????,??

http://clkdeals.com/adServe/adClick?ai=e78pZMpPz6QKgmCpWxjzPpl5eA8feHJ/u6Xinxb3 4NESL17uEt6B17zOeCDPhqb8xGiBLJzv6Hz cHl1eqqIz1BlgYfidPvUGdzh/1TFVXpWKr/.../op VhzwVqrUv0seClrIz32ecHxPH5lT5Am5b eJhSEwAGlbj7H9KidIZAbeV1k9GUPsyXS5r2d3Q08w PL7iPGtAebIkgjq52g==&ui=NY6rbL4ZwzSwJJezzIDZi1Y37AsT2AewDMRlDug0DraecHxPH5lT5EUEql4enIb6&src=BANNER

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=X3MPPOP&pid=&q=They Stopped This Kid's Song. What Came From His Mouth Next Silenced Everyone -

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=MOVIEKPOP&pid=&q=movies, filme,cinema,kino,free movies, free online movies,stream,watch movies,st

http://clksite.com/adServe/adClick?ai=e78pZMpPz6RD n4CXKQWgWOYQuMqhIrKjylh9OFwOGt823B1weheLJm2QgptRNJ7gdnFhToBd0aF PDs5 k0PSI 9Rdf9TqwHO3u1tIIrM0 U4hdDMkQVQDMgPQ8ric4yh/XxP0KkeoKpWmi2GiK8vPdu UytqZIVOGeQk4QG9xn3y2x A QwNYtc18gOmXAxcQWja4TdrYo MNKYAAaxBxUBJ3zk7KjmHmIRF LdknQqQ32zKQxEB ULgi43jK8r3Rsxh9qK6j9vM=&ui=VqWwEfn8WTXXZyghhgX89vbWwvziNp/.../FbA&src=BANNER

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200118823317000000&pid=11021&q=chung khoan, tai chinh, th? truong chung khoan, di?n d?n ch?ng kho?n, Di?n d?n t

Latest 30 of 34 download URLs

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