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adobe flash.exe

Software Updater

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application adobe flash.exe, “Software Updater ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getsoftfree.com.

File name:

adobe flash.exe

Publisher:

Install Manager (signed by Install Manager)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.56.0

MD5:

52c4b98887220922152319465216e4b4

SHA-1:

e6f884ae55f8c632121e56ceb955f687c9916451

SHA-256:

e4dfbedaeeabb702ae26658cd43077f08eeead485925243622ac9f1827de6a18

Scanner detections:

24 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:

4/26/2024 7:12:49 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

838

AegisLab AV Signature

AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller

2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.179.162

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3316

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

1.0.20.1460

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5401

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-4f887ed2

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-19-10_1

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.184.13727

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.10.19.01

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit

0.28.2.62671

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936

14.10.19.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InstallManager.L

14.10.19.13

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141017

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

33706

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.509

2.0.0.1959

File size:

897.4 KB (918,936 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.56.0

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe flash.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Install Manager

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

8/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/11/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:

CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:

06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/19/2014 12:29:30 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:Vl8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdn:Vl8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWFP

Entry address:

0x297BE0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, E3, 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, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8743

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=${PIXEL_CONTEXT}&sid=ADM-AdFlP&filename=Adobe Flash

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