installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Installer Setup

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager 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_english.exe, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from domsem.com.edgesuite.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.5.0.10

MD5:
4afd302203d38252b18ca7b16342df50

SHA-1:
603bea9ce8a2221e13a617959b1f4d250f4bc7f1

SHA-256:
6597052fe40eed509bb3f57acf49647ec75414474a795002361c343b58a34088

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:42:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.12.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.182.198

avast!
Malware-gen
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3242

Clam AntiVirus
Heuristics.Trojan.Swizzor.Gen
0.98/19865

Dr.Web
Adware.Iminent.1
9.0.1.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstall
v2015.01.01.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Iminent.djreap
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallerSetup.e
15.1.1.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

File size:
1 MB (1,058,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.10

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 2:18:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:I1in8mVNox1rmysKymEOpeYPE+B//KJ+FXFbUrVdlfB7:I1Ygx1rm5K9EOzEB/Z

Entry address:
0x33C9D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, DB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8838

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
992 KB (1,015,808 bytes)

The file installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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