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adobe_flash_player.exe

Web Installer

Internet

The application adobe_flash_player.exe, “Web Installer Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.
Publisher:
Internet

Product:
Web Installer

Description:
Web Installer Setup

MD5:
e69cdf18a91d7d772165380080a0b089

SHA-1:
f17acedc1f77c71d9096f73b9a3b3aca844d303d

SHA-256:
a266ed2f0aa85c7a9d1d64d81fbe5108ebf8fd802d3a499e71e0b11424e49c69

Scanner detections:
1 / 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.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 6:21:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Internet.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.30.10

File size:
777.2 KB (795,853 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QJypQsDO0SRJstV6Utr8qxlknot31ImUQupalH8hkP4ITKfbDS:QJyVDO0S7kV6ArBrwm31Ic4aLA8Ab+

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8107

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://check4upgrade.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14315898901522&app_id=4&lp_id=733&v=ico&stub_id=231&v_id=yW3HHWn3ls3lxwO0ZDNK4S17vwjm7uHZWYslNVEHox8.&pcl=IIBjkLnsfnr6ZmlwKXWAGo1_aO-uL_4TkdGJxsAv1oE.&CLICK_ID=Iu-ax-BSRM2nmobZE2lJfbudM1sgWR1xhhKp04dGsDl-aJ1uGAUzl4jv0XFXRPqorOOIJwnEGSYHHI3POr-9Buw517tEXkLluGEO953s_rfKGqk8CRiyE6Co4xNBM8hDL7xDG-nIsi-xmk-NU-T1aMgBCkO1rzRTCrXOC_pN9SjMtiKZQGCirx1OQzTqNyJmMy6cac-L7IrPlyq20GUfeIgN-yVT5vd3Ds0qHCZAQnydIj8NG_WJYhQlomGHo9vV_NXUeFHWQfNXSxeD1Dc6RqFAEdVxM6LFQc8Gr39xs-ya6ozD2FyqgqHrXWlCuuXjOehTxFgp5dzJuyeOoebjM-CgAMKtgxlcTiOoUyg6gVKrnwaqcJNArYcuZGFZ1J5DoD7iiQabo_upBJbxb5bvq8IviTkJmi07HhHXHjsQxXY4h33WF970

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