adobe_flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems doo

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe by Information Technology Systems doo has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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 save-download.com.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems doo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f6d045b936f8a88abe5370595c337541

SHA-1:
07467bfda793af1a4300fe73ddcca6f162366114

SHA-256:
7ff6a00fff589849996b9f6f6459e275f6d4e0c3aa21d10aa9911f79b3877b90

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
5/28/2024 6:45:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AW
6289313

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.101Alemi
2014.12.26

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.197.232

avast!
Malware-gen
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3249

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AW
1.0.20.1800

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-575
0.98/19839

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.471, Trojan.Packed.28587
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AW
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AW
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.AW
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bundler
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14440

Malwarebytes
v2014.12.26.03

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AW
15.0.0.1080

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dddwsu
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.AW
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystemsdoo.R
14.12.26.3

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.38978
2.0.0.2017

File size:
718.8 KB (736,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems doo, O=Information Technology Systems doo, STREET=Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona 60, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, PostalCode=81000, C=ME

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

Serial number:
00C5C6AC5F85C769596A73A863C86D258C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YHhvptDXeZJNZrm8zDMi4QwMct3UXuNGQ/x9y4ldzvMch69mNua3J07EvhVx1Ft7:YBvHDuZ/ZrNziQwL3UmJx9y4DIcM9mNZ

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:
7.8781

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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