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Adobe Flash Player Setup.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Install Assistant

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer 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 by Install Assistant 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 Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downtoad.com.
Publisher:
Install Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
3.0.0.88

MD5:
b8b9d841a7232f76d8a9af46417561ed

SHA-1:
dfe8aacfdb84573a405f1880bee25dfe2864898e

SHA-256:
4d87bf2e2b7ff349c1f40a0c96d9e5272fb78b2fa699833c29941f675e08b9c6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization 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:
5/14/2024 7:00:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallA.Installer (M)
16.4.18.11

File size:
844.7 KB (864,936 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.88

Copyright:
(c) Install Assistant

Original file name:
Adobe Flash Player Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/10/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Assistant, O=Install Assistant, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
22447A22A7271728A9B013CFD533476D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/23/2015 7:07:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IGsDlPoriZsvPgNilaUGjc5LrAynb6AHUnm3bhi:/GlPOYNiltGjcDbYm3bhi

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0611

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

The file Adobe Flash Player Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.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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