» adobe_flash_setup.exe
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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-192-55-157.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Quick Downloader (signed and verified)

MD5:

826a44d8656bc571f97b33820203e73a

SHA-1:

4f009d8e4ea49db4260720b34120dee2958b3815

SHA-256:

13edbd0ed074315c7eea41073ddc23d99ad3c578429dfb9cadc1a67b345705c4

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 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:

4/25/2024 8:25:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/InstallCore.Gen7

8.3.1.6

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

150602-1

AVG

OutBrowse

2016.0.3075

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MM potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ

15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.205.16279

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2015.06.17.08

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbnl

0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adlogica.Bundler

15.6.17.16

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core'

5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

40830

File size:

750.2 KB (768,240 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quick Downloader

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/7/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/8/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

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:MfspT/+KegmFVG6Hu2iqsaelTEldwCJE/W+R9JSrYbSoZadA7oaJi+j4OIol5GcK:MfsBEgmHG6HTsianbSobl42pK

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8846

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to server-54-230-53-83.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net (54.230.53.83:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to server-54-192-55-157.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net (54.192.55.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-52-10-189-255.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (52.10.189.255:80)

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