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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 9 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:
b1372e0b52940979f1d01938c5a42a63

SHA-1:
5c3b80d382fb4c5f872649765b969ac337b0f904

SHA-256:
351a6a0836f8b2c1998280c3369a01ef687c75e5814fbce231d18bf8b052d431

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
5/21/2024 1:04:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3353

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28678
9.0.1.0313

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AQ
8.10445

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.11.9.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.a
5600.7009

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.deioif
0.28.2.62151

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickDownloader.L
14.9.13.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32938

File size:
567.1 KB (580,704 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:pIMTVg1gIJov+kOeyFsIMY2RXx/UyFb6N2hDgN9PZZ58Q99bnAMA:pVB7/+j/sIMrBsycwtY9PZQQPnAP

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:
7.9767

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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