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installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Download Manager

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 by Download Manager has been detected as adware 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from clk1003.com.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.5.0.29

MD5:
0dc6b4d5851c180483285847c2be36f9

SHA-1:
c8f551a004ce68af8077186b52fc55278c535da1

SHA-256:
a448eca80a46d40a9bdef4766e0288b2ea0de52b90e861e9a83eeed58d76a153

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/6/2024 7:40:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.6.23.2

File size:
1 MB (1,078,424 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.29

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
installer_adobe_flash_player_English.exe.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 Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/12/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, 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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2015 6:05:57 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0OBUg125aP8UHJLIf5Ic4G+K/GBQiXGu0KwQaqllywdXDOoqdx:0Dg45aP8u62b0KwQHlywdUX

Entry address:
0x34FE90

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 65, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, DA, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://clk1003.com/adServe/adClick?ai=dxYyzVlXuV8MgVSmYPJiLea2Hq9HjCcmeblP2zedhbm404PSvkOZ gYSMvaP1bjWdlXSgW7Ljrmq pWxUkavgslccck47VRqfkBQ rD7Xmuu9JgZEYQfKs5oEfwSzXj17VcA2HnC6bBbKECEkk2ZXo3TB Nftktp/va13XuKAnaIVDTzA8vuI8a6J5t5eUoHBo9i3VeY/.../tkoxaQl0&src=BANNER

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