adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO DIGITAL ZON

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, “Generic Setup ” by OOO DIGITAL ZON 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:
Generic   (signed by OOO DIGITAL ZON)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
5.4.4.3

MD5:
a4df8e0040ed6baece304a7e3e49cca4

SHA-1:
71f04ffe1e0f34139bc1f318f21d142bf68622fa

SHA-256:
95e807c898f4406d8fa2237dd397ec03de6049591667a64c4c742a407f11dcd2

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:
5/10/2024 8:26:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
150602-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.AHX
2015.0.4355

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AYK
22080

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.639
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.15934

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.6.17.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

File size:
778.5 KB (797,232 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.7

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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO DIGITAL ZON, OU=HTTP App Insert, O=OOO DIGITAL ZON, STREET="Akademika Koroleva, d. 9 korp. 5", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=129515, C=RU

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

Serial number:
4EF82F8582671E632EEEE587F6E2B4C2

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):
24576:l2tO8JNrcwfqEVlcy2SWiNODDSqfk+mFoXK:lkO6rc2IfSWii+qfk+hK

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8110

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file adobe_flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.2.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.12.169:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-117-168.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.117.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-224-155.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.224.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-63-169.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.63.169:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

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