adobe_flash_setup.exe

Internet

Advertaizing Grupp

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, “Internet Setup ” by Advertaizing Grupp has been detected as adware by 11 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.
Publisher:
Coinis  (signed by Advertaizing Grupp)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_33187

MD5:
3cf1a16d5f6fb136c4ace372893ba05e

SHA-1:
6f56ccf08ad17149cbc9a353bb76823dd9ca6829

SHA-256:
acb295e07bfe63b5b9895148e7b624d483ce83492112c6732e06d4ba5f4cab22

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/20/2024 1:56:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen4
7.11.216.52

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150830

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3001

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DSG
21374

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.57
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UN potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15232

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djedzg
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.AdvertaizingGrupp.Installer (M)
15.7.28.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37788

File size:
859.8 KB (880,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/12/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertaizing Grupp, O=Advertaizing Grupp, POBox=117405, STREET="ULITsA DOROZhNAYa,60B", L=GOROD MOSKVA, S=Russia, PostalCode=117405, C=RU

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

Serial number:
230735435EBA58ABD22B8151728C3636

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eZ7/xpoHeqR4TQgNQi7YNKzy2Frcjuvsls3+93GB4U8V0+aWIYKO5BXlRucm/JF:eZjx6Hey4TQOYkJouEa3P8RRhKAjRKJF

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:
7.8226

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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