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installer_flashplayer.exe

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iDEAS SaaS SOLUTIONS LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_flashplayer.exe, “Program Setup ” by iDEAS SaaS SOLUTIONS 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 installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Web   (signed by iDEAS SaaS SOLUTIONS LLC)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
d305be8ef091bdb935be51449fb8a66e

SHA-1:
185e0e03fa25dbc4dc3c934884bb56094e13377d

SHA-256:
a01d7b3e5911eb8048294707322681648258df5e4671d99c2aadb20c5ed78a62

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 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:
2/26/2025 11:38:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.15.16

File size:
712.6 KB (729,696 bytes)

Product version:
4.7.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iDEAS SaaS SOLUTIONS LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/3/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=iDEAS SaaS SOLUTIONS LLC, OU=IT, O=iDEAS SaaS SOLUTIONS LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
408C73768E8DC612FB577FB6A25E82AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2wuGKUa4rA04HnHHTMsJUhSUJG+xXs9DnAmShLa1TWDlXwXbmj0bSP5+B7UorWLB:2wuNZ4H4nHTMlhvJ1xnBWoUbmCSB+BP+

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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