adobeflash_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application adobeflash_setup.exe by Fast Downloads 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 Adlogica Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.windownload.net.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
985f1690f1a2eb328336c1dae904783f

SHA-1:
2a5a63da8f558790a5563e59ef5d7ce39a4d78ea

SHA-256:
d59c6640dc01531ee95e4bad84b7557aab2192d605837c30f2dd6e5f6177626a

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:
4/26/2024 7:50:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica (M)
16.8.10.9

File size:
721.1 KB (738,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobeflash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

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:EvpgTexu1VfYqZ9+ZE1KPWrh/eK4XOki4qAPPw7zn1GclZng16OYQVPzQBL3u:EvmTeQ4qZ9+Z7PWQ1c6PPKzn7+/YOrQh

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:
7.8557

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobeflash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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