adobe_flash_setup.exe

Web generic

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, “Web generic Setup ” by OOO Gross Mauntin has been detected as adware by 18 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:
OOO Gross Mauntin  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web generic

Description:
Web generic Setup

MD5:
9fc1337a665e2cd4346546deed16799f

SHA-1:
ede5ca38a6aedce658eea4ebc7465b3922c3fece

SHA-256:
065ac986283bcdb2130780de47054437ccb83b790618c18c8d93c9732560022c

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 8:10:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.195.44

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2832

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKL
20391

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.23
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TX potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/15/2016

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.SwiftBrowse.1
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Application.Installcore.DU
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.187.14339

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.MSIL.MaintainSystem
14.0.0.656

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.15.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!25333A82EECB
5600.6488

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlayek
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOGrossMauntin.Installer (M)
16.2.15.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.MaintainSystem.Win32.2
2.0.0.2128

File size:
790.1 KB (809,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 1:59:59 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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yIC9cvgzEL/sP18rgGAtzbiDqZgQbmgcRDd:yN9qrsP1jGAt+Dqmxd

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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