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adobeairsetup-22256851.exe

File.org

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobeairsetup-22256851.exe by File.org has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 file.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
File.org  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9c866726fbfa20700a3e449e13828beb

SHA-1:
6cfb694fa8dde4dd1eae264ccb236f65264501f7

SHA-256:
caab144270032448cb52f61c66985644b8267aba74089dccc0194edf3e1a8861

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 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:
5/21/2024 9:49:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.11.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.186.146

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141225

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QF (variant)
8.10734

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileorg.W
14.12.25.19

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

File size:
743.3 KB (761,160 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobeairsetup-22256851.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File.org

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File.org, O=File.org, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=N/A, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

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

Serial number:
00E2D23668FD70A6AD497F37619358D967

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:H4BprdQRk7J/2iWnGyw+vpEAPXySmkIHGUf+tiQbDLluHf9tfkVuePSRbUT74Eb:H4BBdQRkN3WnGyw+etSmkImU2sQbXlu2

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:
7.8909

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobeairsetup-22256851.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=22256851&p=vffsb&a=upd&v=20130408

http://us01.procloudstorage.com/.../AdobeAIRSetup-22256851.exe

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