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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems

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 has been detected as adware by 15 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 downloadblank.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Information Technology Systems (signed and verified)

MD5:

ce00c7d5895ac5f494dd4437796e200b

SHA-1:

2d8e7c7e793bcbdb5306fc736088ebe9d30f5b20

SHA-256:

2c7d397a9d4e0f858258f3ab5c822ac1e5f2d40cb57a3a15202647dfa6d31302

Scanner detections:

15 / 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 '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:

4/25/2024 7:49:51 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.QH.3

7.11.170.44

avast!

Installer-AS [PUP]

2014.9-140917

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3348

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Installcore.QH

19375

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28409

9.0.1.0260

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)

8.10342

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup(1).exe (Adware)

2014.11.22.12

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.183.13407

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

Trojan.Downloader

v2014.09.17.10

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Text.Drop.deoyhb

0.28.2.62151

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.781048

14.09.17.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems.R

14.9.17.20

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

32210

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.InstallCore.Win32.241

2.0.0.1926

File size:

762.7 KB (781,048 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

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/30/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/31/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Information Technology Systems, OU=IT, O=Information Technology Systems, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, C=ME

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

37A48261FA2BD5EDFE85E99767D8A6B8

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:YPFagX1vpCeWzp8cBePvGPth06G05icn+4QOqIhlexUiL5mASRuVkEt69HYiIHeB:YPFjvdCpDBemVK6v64QZIXexN0Aczilu

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:

7.8272

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://downloadblank.com/download.php?site_id=236&app_id=4&lp_id=372&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=4033446281409036897&pubid=155066&c=7d7258a2446c06802a081e7e76e61057&v_id=ffb1d7754df178afc9b73576a578af8d

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