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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 17 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.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9dc5e21f67079d519d8cf79e2bcd5dbb

SHA-1:
56aebff7654d9c76b32227c184095181cd7dae1f

SHA-256:
afe049ec156bd18940f2cc4b793f3dbc7afa5a5b61b59576d1e5c7fe02fd5bdb

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:16:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QH.3
7.11.188.58

avast!
Installer-AS [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3282

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QH
20164

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28409
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Downloader
v2014.11.22.07

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deoyhb
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.781048
14.11.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystems.R
14.11.22.19

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XfHcLeB
37.0.11293

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.241
2.0.0.1991

File size:
762.7 KB (781,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Information Technology Systems

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/31/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8PFagX1vpCeWzp8cBePvGPth06G05icn+4QOqIhlexUiL5mASRuVkEt69HYiIHeB:8PFjvdCpDBemVK6v64QZIXexN0Aczilu

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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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=371&v=ico&dist_id=125&channel=acpopf100&src=ac&cid=16092325421409073199&pubid=169778&c=da45c19910b63f2697f4253bc667e971&v_id=863fa612e020367cdfd16a6a30139d21

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