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adobe flash player.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Adobe Flash Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Adobe Flash Player. The application adobe flash player.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.4.7

MD5:

56f9f355a103e30d16d46317d61962a5

SHA-1:

42363e399a9d98e94c40a07f851d6b306cd95abb

SHA-256:

55384514f69a582fc557cf9a97c8810dbb00f98ac6a3562b05e010a650bbd88f

Scanner detections:

31 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/25/2024 6:14:39 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

416

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Toolbar.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirInstaller

2015.06.12

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.140.88

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-151215

AVG

Crypt2

2016.0.2894

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.20.1745

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-387

0.98/19951

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18025

Dr.Web

Adware.Siggen.26340

9.0.1.0349

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.12.15.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-15-12_3

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AdWare.Gen7

t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11613

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.965

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.12.15.11

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

16.0.0.1047

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cxsehk

0.30.24.2086

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

11.20151215

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.12.15.11

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.12.15.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.151213

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

27892

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.512

2.0.0.2219

File size:

1.1 MB (1,116,584 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.7

Original file name:

AirInstaller.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.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, 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:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/27/2013 12:42:09 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:vIBcraQde6Bzw4v/N0jd25nBKssQOsoZ9mcTz:vIBTeujd25nBuQzo/

Entry address:

0x2501A0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EB, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75... 
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Entropy:

7.7646

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,101,824 bytes)

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

http://dl.yesdownloads.com/.../install_flashplayer11x32_mssd_aih.exe

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