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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Download Safely

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 Download Safely has been detected as adware by 17 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-192-54-172.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Safely (signed and verified)

MD5:

ec86bb1189a0deb35cd576ac21401ed6

SHA-1:

ef0fbbd074dbf7f112d23f8dc40f3160d20b4b7f

SHA-256:

97bcfb18c27eff678293b7aad4c5104bf06c8c42d8212675889758c4dbbb93e5

Scanner detections:

17 / 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:

4/19/2024 11:02:24 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.InstallCore

2015.06.18

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/InstallCore.Gen7

8.3.1.6

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3075

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Installcore-332

0.98/20576

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.10

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AG.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.205.16279

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2015.06.17.08

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyfv

0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.DownloadSafely

15.6.17.16

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.15

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.KYBYIKC

37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

40786

Zillya! Antivirus

Trojan.InstallCore.Win32.2

2.0.0.2232

File size:

777.9 KB (796,616 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

Signed by:

Download Safely

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/14/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/14/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Safely, O=Download Safely, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

394E6887B8284F8BA2BBA9E91784DFB7

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:PIFtpMaIXS+LUeAARtpbka8fkjWdTddBFk6:PS2XS+9A2tBksWjrO6

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8787

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to server-54-192-54-172.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net (54.192.54.172:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-213-173-59.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (54.213.173.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a72-247-67-191.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (72.247.67.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-206-118-8.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.206.118.8:80)

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