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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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.3.88

MD5:

a40ce37b063da364aeb2d7309af5e04c

SHA-1:

ac8486514b51a409682988dfdb9409b86c96a974

SHA-256:

1816c21dbc393260c2364967a6efc1f237361f923d60ab213aacc270bbeb50d7

Scanner detections:

15 / 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:

4/26/2024 2:14:45 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AirInst.2556

7.11.143.102

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-140414

AVG

Generic_r

2015.0.3504

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18104

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1167

9.0.1.0104

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9674

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11755

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.04.14.12

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel

0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.S

14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14412

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

28214

File size:

1.1 MB (1,115,272 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.3.88

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:

1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 11:59:59 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:

4/18/2013 9:15:12 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:m7DPsK0AySW3/0ACrQSdLCgTH3f2xHfD9u8AXzzbaem:m7DPsK0Lsb0aTv29fpzAfbY

Entry address:

0x24D490

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 20, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, 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:

7.7647

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

1 MB (1,097,728 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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