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adobe-flash-player-ie.exe

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This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application adobe-flash-player-ie.exe by Start Now has been detected as adware by 12 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:
Start Now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3b20ecde9f5e38600ceeca5076a2fa9

SHA-1:
ab44e05133f68b7e08c63380bc662bb8fefb2588

SHA-256:
8338095a4f1c167e4a0ab0995cb91ad9ee326301c5e746a896fc70dba7fee52f

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/25/2024 9:39:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.10.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.116

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3305

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AY
8.10646

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.10.30.07

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.b
5600.6961

Reason Heuristics
PUP.StartNow.Y
14.11.20.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
Hoax.PornoAsset
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
34378

File size:
559.2 KB (572,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-flash-player-ie.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Now

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/10/2014 4:45:55 PM

Valid to:
10/11/2015 4:45:55 PM

Subject:
CN=Start Now, O=Start Now, L=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E62C7AAE5E56FB35260AD52F25921592

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:A0NgC50un8fesnwqZhEcH30TAEIP718Ri6oRK6OWx:AmT8feHcX00EIRAi6oRKT6

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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