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adobe flash player setup.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Download Publisher

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 adobe flash player setup.exe, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Download Publisher 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:
Download Publisher   (signed by Download Publisher)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
3.0.0.45

MD5:
4bad62ff44bfb3c35aa6ce88094648e8

SHA-1:
cb5ee09c7a7fc17ef6d0295a78c1a66c65d76f3e

SHA-256:
76573677c2443e04090998aa4374dd5a65754925b84e3c32f18390b5bffbe41c

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 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:
5/15/2024 4:49:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.16.10

File size:
832.4 KB (852,328 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.45

Copyright:
(c) Download Publisher

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\adobe flash player setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Publisher

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/25/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Publisher, O=Download Publisher, 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:
5ECC09F6F591E0329759887CAC9A3B81

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2014 7:33:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ltA7DFh7016hI38k4ew1LBSj4w5m/1JUqQG:/0ZI3g7LB64wcJL

Entry address:
0x4C6AF

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 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, E0, 3D, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 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:
7.0643

Code size:
466.5 KB (477,696 bytes)

The file adobe flash player setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software.downtoad.com/v2/click/7db5ffe9/?d=http://www.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/adobeflashplayer.exe&n=Adobe Flash Player&key=0ea40a846e6162b01b23e2802bf2262fa1149cce0d02f3f0d0dcc81e096190d9&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/adobeflashplayer/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/adobeflashplayer/.../installsplash.png&filename=Adobe Flash Player Setup&sid=Bing2-UK-AdobeFlashPlayer----

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