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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic Installer

OOO Creo Advert

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, “Generic Installer Setup ” by OOO Creo Advert has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from newliveupdate.freeupgradelive.com.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by OOO Creo Advert)

Product:
Generic Installer

Description:
Generic Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.1.7

MD5:
870ebaadefc7c366039ebeebdaf08ad9

SHA-1:
11a6ca5947cf6b8d6e65fb42eed88ce20eb11276

SHA-256:
1826caac25842fea5527e8d495bd11e6bc00c78f836c994964a820fbffa0080e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
10/31/2024 11:34:54 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOCreoA.Installer (M)
16.5.25.2

File size:
790.7 KB (809,704 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

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
Signed by:
OOO Creo Advert

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/23/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Creo Advert, O=OOO Creo Advert, STREET=Prospect Volgogradskii 2, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109316, C=RU

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

Serial number:
5CA28C3040B50169C6EFFE7AD594035D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DnyGiOjI9Xa94A12DwtFhBVk2GKjoEWEhdDKt2WtNYbR73L3iqVr/A7:DnyYwq9ddhBVscoEBhEfTYJXTA7

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://newliveupdate.freeupgradelive.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14255069450925&app_id=4&lp_id=517&v=ico&stub_id=124&v_id=OrLYlEyDufOD1nOORqA9c555cybGQpbkgaaCcGtCxCM=&dist_id=723&channel=affl723&subid=102704_decf6e882b65b217649e390d83ee8c0a

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