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adobe_flash_player_en.exe

The application adobe_flash_player_en.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 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 safe.to.download.downloadastro.com.
MD5:
4ecd86c3f51e60cdf3f3a2d649076c06

SHA-1:
ac75f4162140fa2a799d643965b505c5395c1639

SHA-256:
1a9f5c5a9181487ba15af849d610a658d132680df696e2267919920c869522a1

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:30:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.AT.13
7.11.117.62

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc7b.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17371

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FD
10.9119

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/InstallCore.FD
1/8/2016

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.01.08.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.8.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUA.XPACK-LNR!1.5594
23.00.65.16106

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9399

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
7.2.8

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
23928

File size:
663.8 KB (679,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mZMJfsGGgMccNzVhzC5W7zD7UMyPlIIZUv/rgY2DfLo2+NbHy0h0tD5R:GMJfs1gxcVVhzMW7zDIFNp0rgxbLo9VM

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:
7.8012

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://safe.to.download.downloadastro.com/adobe_flash_player_en.exe

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