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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Internet Generic

ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

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, “Internet Generic Setup ” by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO 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 softupdate.how2safeupdate.org.
Publisher:
Generic Application Software   (signed by ADVERT KHAUS, OOO)

Product:
Internet Generic

Description:
Internet Generic Setup

MD5:
98da94d04a75027530fa78e1874fa139

SHA-1:
1883b9cae97950ea7ce131ada0ac97b3b17e6548

SHA-256:
d8e0c34b1583a6671fb6e4d2c57d3cb097310e6d1e8af127c3d8f9a32541c934

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 '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:
5/15/2024 12:11:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.5.17

File size:
778.5 KB (797,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.5

Copyright:
Software

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:
ADVERT KHAUS, OOO

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/25/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/26/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", O="ADVERT KHAUS, OOO", STREET=Ulitsa Pereyaslavskaya M 7str12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=129110, C=RU

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

Serial number:
009C0A5126E1F904E3A455D87D1CF9C900

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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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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://softupdate.how2safeupdate.org/dl.php?conversion_id=14313049387658&app_id=4&lp_id=552&v=ico&stub_id=224&v_id=9PCbg27x4nfcVq6vppfRZc78FZKZ5cUtNHIcfR5Iz4s.&pcl=DegtZxq_zhfS8nXwUG-REZy18L-iGTbEB2Mz6_GfE0o.&cid=R6MiB4Y0Cf2exTHVhkuA3IujfoxE1151lM4UbvvaqaSBWQ0d75pTcnsxuaD1OXZ_iEZJdOHJaWK1Y2hLq9aHjf641ezRJri5-goMuhBOGzmZFW1ZxVbNgDv3-4uYlbhUoG-5Syx2SS6sifG7HvtNe5U-0q2ybwNdh3Dmog50Tx5mMXDrd7r2P9p38YC8fBTnTsrDk7JtQcKUGPzA9U3Hh3fm_JdFDuY46dQT38efmohDPC3jxQUUrd-N92BuC8mzTQjPvk7kv2AWjm70nmO998Y2Pkzfb3gSSFLbsR8KXM3j8GCmlNZ6g6z82nMxRoH2juksyjpwAtQW1QREXhh_TbGYXrPyCKuTP-19pK0Z0LmSnhT-bJK0n-I4O2RPHOhoZV1t_4nz4hLP9E4MA8bBNbz_qdAA34iMBY8FTmHRkEfTgzO9jwLey6zgZY5cHumcenw84VgaCQ

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