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installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Download Assistant

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 Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from freempr9.softsofast.com.
Publisher:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
3.0.0.31

MD5:
fe8de75442edbb1eacd1bfe730411de3

SHA-1:
821f9368a87ffca133cd001b9f754446b95f92bf

SHA-256:
3a9f48c2055212aec3c6a874f413d33541a4652bb109b0127ec988f3de8ed615

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

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:
12/28/2024 4:49:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
5827185

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3282

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.1630

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.170
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.FX
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-9949dfbf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.FX
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.FX
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2014.11.22.09

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.FX
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dhhkky
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAssistant.e
14.11.22.20

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MFfaER
37.0.11293

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Klon.Win32.1246
2.0.0.1991

File size:
919.4 KB (941,416 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.31

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

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:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, 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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2014 3:47:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2Uac7EJEhlpyouGViLlvOTjoJFRJHJ2rHb36:227E4LDVQvOTjoRJpOHu

Entry address:
0x4FBBF

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 09, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, E0, 48, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, C1, 09, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.2026

Code size:
469.5 KB (480,768 bytes)

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

http://freempr9.softsofast.com/.../download?p=VELISMEDIA&trckid=lax1CO7n2Y7S1aWzGxACGNun1qu4qfOUICIOMjE2LjE5Ny4xODEuMjYoATDGjoeiBQ..

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