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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 24 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:
3.0.0.35

MD5:
d2bed3e1c8b84dea9636ee9aba3c2072

SHA-1:
d0dd474af7c374cf4e1deb1b4cb88f85bde85973

SHA-256:
8b5ba59269cab6babfa98997da8b127d5159db7cb0c6e1bb5dad2ff13cf2aa94

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/24/2024 9:48:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
389

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.203.58

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160111

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2867

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.55

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.170
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.FX
8.16.01.11.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-cd1300c2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.FX
11.2016-11-01_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.FX
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14691

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2016.01.11.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.FX
17.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dhhkky
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.FX
11.20160111

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.11.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.22

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
59

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MFfaER
37.0.11394

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Klon.Win32.1246
2.0.0.2040

File size:
904.4 KB (926,056 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.35

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:
10/23/2014 3:14:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9VSEb1IFgnVTSRuz2kSOZc8Fx+jRjKaKoXYGHtLwGL6ZIS6rYrkjn/y2euVf9XmN:9DfnVTSgDxFx+jR9/hrsIXrtxfB/o

Entry address:
0x4ABBF

Entry point:
E8, 6E, 07, 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, 40, 09, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, D1, 07, 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:
7.2087

Code size:
455.5 KB (466,432 bytes)

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

http://freempr9.softsofast.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=008541227014468770444

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