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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 16 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.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f371ff81da58b9e3e558356f29d60958

SHA-1:
5ff6425e17ce22e2ce0c1926e7cb093bf6b1dabe

SHA-256:
abcbb2ad88a84c4024eb8e39e1f6b633ed056ffbc7d566689988a26c8a43cbde

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 10:43:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.150.126

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140919

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0262

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MM potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of minecraft_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.30.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

McAfee
Artemis!AC35C1D2B008
5600.6930

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbnl
0.28.2.61148

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.QuickDownloader.R
14.9.19.22

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10349

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0424
7.2.334

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
29396

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 6:59:59 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QfspT/+KegmFVG6Hu2iqsaelTEldwCJE/W+R9JSrYbSoZadA7oaJi+j4OIol5GcK:QfsBEgmHG6HTsianbSobl42pK

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:
7.8845

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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