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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 11 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 appinsoft.com.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems doo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0d78b6ba6f6c9baa754a89fb679dc564

SHA-1:
11de9e3051378b24e0bf9d453fd6983ef4efff16

SHA-256:
f1ca536759985c63c4327b85dc5ea9e1f934d927b305b9e64f830fb62c3a9c8f

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
8/6/2025 11:06:40 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.406
7.11.164.52

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3382

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PO potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_flash_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.31.19

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.15.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0D78B6BA6F6C
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystemsdoo.R
14.8.14.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10421

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31208

File size:
719.1 KB (736,352 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
Signed by:
Information Technology Systems doo

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/17/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 3:59:59 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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Bhvpok7ngqEwiboDg9l6TXCkNz76ioHhFJwJ37ysr4mHsnf:Bhv+k7gVX6B76ioPJwRLDHc

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:
7.8798

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://appinsoft.com/.../download.php?app_id=4&lp_id=94&dist_id=79&channel=zpr_fls_ron&src=zpr&cid=WlZjOWYwYWE5MDAzZWUxMWU0OWE0NzBlNmY1MTBkZTAwMjE0MDQ1Mjg0ODc

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