adobe_flash_setup.exe

OOO Gross Mauntin

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 OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 8 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 soft69.co.
Publisher:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b09dfb00dd733d23b749a43679a000a4

SHA-1:
d18049c1f2c3bb1e87aadd9a03e5a2da5cc4e127

SHA-256:
0b30ccca1b1f0e74346f230b269cd76ca116962d0c4e47a694441746be378e44

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/30/2024 3:23:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.176.20

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141118

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3286

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.QB
19673

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.38104
9.0.1.0322

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QB potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
v2014.11.18.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OOOGrossMauntin.R
14.12.18.11

File size:
762.4 KB (780,672 bytes)

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:
8/11/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OOO Gross Mauntin, O=OOO Gross Mauntin, STREET="Pochtovaya B, 26B str 1", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=105082, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
04B303957ACC562D3D5358976AAC9FD2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NdVvp6pikfzrIGoVmcbbhjTTIkOHAPkZtKq9doOcgv6Gw40/UMIHb:NdVvsiwxoVm8dnTIj72Pyv6GMW

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:
7.8533

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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