installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Click To Start

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe by Click To Start has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
Click To Start  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8bf376301c722ec44599e4bf735744ae

SHA-1:
d50e75b1e15f9552162d7e0283222fc715991162

SHA-256:
b9860a91f820ee3e7b8c9a808c482d7c4ceed1d9844a7bf5055a59dfcf489721

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse 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:
12/26/2024 6:25:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.12.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.194.166

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.OutBrowse
4.0.3.141211

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.c
16.8.708.2

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ClickToStart.e
14.12.11.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
35418

File size:
564.8 KB (578,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/5/2014 12:30:02 PM

Valid to:
12/6/2015 12:30:02 PM

Subject:
CN=Click To Start, O=Click To Start, L=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121A4ADB181C788DD5B27571502842584B8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:52yLhjB9ts/XHFsRVZNnzdI/KRy80VXy3zIeqQ5:52yLhBg/G1NzoK880VXyMeB

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9731

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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