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adobe_flash.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobe_flash.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8f42aecca219692baf29a61964187ff9

SHA-1:
00ff50de94210ed943a77feb7ed69623a7558651

SHA-256:
433d3b9874344a649dc270b57a8d77fb11904f38c6e59537845e1b3f903926bf

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
5/12/2024 12:57:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.189.40

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3278

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AS potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14150

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.11.27.07

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.a
5600.6934

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dgnlgr
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickDownloader.L
14.11.27.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35088

File size:
558.6 KB (571,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LBCR0N1k9lfOh2jVOEm7SyB5jXRRi+QHKp4+MTv:L6Ye9pc43m7NB1hRi+Qq2r

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9764

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file adobe_flash.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://get.downloaddesktop5.com/1411089727/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=4029&l=3819&n=1&d1=57069&exeurl=http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/support/install_flash_player.exe&dynamicname=AdobeFlashSetup&productname=Adobe Flash&filename=Adobe_Flash&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=60o19asdagj8v5v58qkm1qfi4gq5vnqsm718u87k3q2g83m1c3a0-1703a8f86f6c5a9a38ce75d57bf6f153&d=download-update.org&p=Adobe Flash&pid=3&countryid=265

http://download.download-update.org/download/50/.../

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