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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 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.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.5.0.13

MD5:
ce599650b8b6068515897c60051601f7

SHA-1:
d5ce12c2eef64b6664a6a44ed3be45a649861b32

SHA-256:
6409dada84bc0b2bdf6bf3579fb29ad409dae6a698f19a83b4ff92bb357a5e5b

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 12:34:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.6.5.18

File size:
1 MB (1,059,680 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.13

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:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
11/26/2014 11:42:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cApZ97n9CTJ41DZshLvRURkADvLdcWjfc+6:cAbuEeh7RUyAP2WID

Entry address:
0x33CE60

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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
996 KB (1,019,904 bytes)

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

http://clkdeals.com/adServe/adClick?ai=e78pZMpPz6QpiwBq5Er/rfb2Cl8f3sKVZApZ3p79P9dXjUxczwyO4RFvlerXre8cE/6acUfYDuy7 FgDZr/UeCrBrqdQLuFNsjPz1nXbbj2b1yYiHTvu6ZkHZxm4NLQAe/xo70AuPiNOm froupqNK og luCZE/1/TUwsbOGxG9QzX6imgTkxXvY YSy6fHkG6z2eweOiB57ZVMG/0LoGyawWcH55acyZ94Je sBM9/.../KpmqLhDpWjFVlA4kOHjhy4b2SQ1kyqFakc7BBQRwjZJv&src=BANNER

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