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adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO Gross Mauntin

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 OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 7 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 soft35.co.
Publisher:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2bf2f1156bff312dcf5da0992829fe75

SHA-1:
3ab1452d3d465a1385a7d2c4f8d8939161de1315

SHA-256:
0f154a62d94c8a1bfeaf223e5f961c88be31d10f6b8a0bafa0fc4d2490d57504

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 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:
5/13/2024 8:34:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.176.148

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3341

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.501
9.0.1.0267

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QL potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13584

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.24.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOGrossMauntin.R
14.12.18.11

File size:
763.8 KB (782,120 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:
OOO Gross Mauntin

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/10/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Gross Mauntin, O=OOO Gross Mauntin, STREET="Pochtovaya B, 26B str 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105082, C=RU

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

Serial number:
04B303957ACC562D3D5358976AAC9FD2

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):
12288:2iRvpR93k3WUYsTkfBdhepL9GzCcsz5LWgM1ejNWtqqSCiS5OBTSuLGAtNJcHXdJ:2svV3HsTuFe7NzQg4WbqSTHLGAnKtPh

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:
7.8558

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://soft35.co/download.php?site_id=384&app_id=4&lp_id=382&v=ico&dist_id=269&channel=acmnj&cid=12893745021411557365&pubid=169606&c=20a4febe59cb94a853d80a5d31ff8739&v_id=019894b4bf3d85ef87325eef8efd1efb

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