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adobe-flash-player_setup.exe

The application adobe-flash-player_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from secured-download.com.
MD5:
08e30f31f86b9f99f138d53eae0379e4

SHA-1:
74b1937fc67359063b3e845234ac74bf7735a47e

SHA-256:
095370de6adbc85ff183c78adb72e46f7fa83236469a5bbca19c06003c38f707

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 9:21:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.2.2

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
23293

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.124
9.0.1.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.D potentially unwanted (variant)
10.12296

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/4/2016

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17323

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2016.01.04.08

McAfee
Artemis!08E30F31F86B
5600.6531

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
16.01.04.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.4.8

Sophos
Install Core Click run software (PUA)
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.A!generic
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
44022

File size:
653.3 KB (669,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZyMJfsGowf9NSx7eqIr5Xx5tRAu+Ygp0MCXK0nVnuyt/3RYu6UAj1e:ZyMJfsrwf9mevtOu7gp6Xfz/3RC

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7987

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://secured-download.com/system/core/.../Adobe-Flash-Player_Setup.exe

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