adobe_flash_setup.exe

Generic

OOO Mad Advert

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 Mad Advert has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from newversionupdate.newupdateonline.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by OOO Mad Advert)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
4.2.3.1

MD5:
c3662abbab18878b6f30b2e178e6e1e0

SHA-1:
b3af912a8e30993e4903891ce965e066531ba10d

SHA-256:
380f4647e8fcb8daf015776a727948b57616566f1dc03869b5e4ae26d2e3838e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/27/2024 12:53:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOMadAd.Installer (M)
16.5.13.5

File size:
781.9 KB (800,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

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
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Mad Advert, O=OOO Mad Advert, STREET="Andronevskaya B., d. 7/14 str. 1 of. 1205", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109544, C=RU

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

Serial number:
0080C5CB45D047D2C30BE1A2662DE771D1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pNspT7+ehkPePrZ3kr4B0Z7r/3BfQ6qdpRZN7MZz1566qiTiYQFG+QtQw:pNstyehket06o3VQZLRZKs6fWRFtQtQw

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:
7.6766

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 2 URLs.

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