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adobeflash_setup.exe

Secure Installer

The application adobeflash_setup.exe by Secure Installer has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.downloadinfo.co a known adware distribution point operated by Downloadinfo.
Publisher:
Secure Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f13cbbff5a93d4b9adba8fbe1d460d5b

SHA-1:
a09f64b37dec5ce4458183f574a65abdb4b15e83

SHA-256:
2ae6f5d6c0d08784f3a3724852dafdffaed11c6ec7ecdc764a3d1c4b3d099d77

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:23:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.106.104

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17072

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.86
9.0.1.0159

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ (variant)
8.8889

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.W2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.0.127

McAfee
Artemis!F13CBBFF5A93
5600.7105

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SecureInstaller.Q
14.6.8.23

Sophos
Install Core
4.93

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
22192

File size:
1.2 MB (1,226,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/24/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/25/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Secure Installer, O=Secure Installer, STREET=720 Market Street, STREET=5th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94102, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C3507C1ADDE6B4C52E5426990F85CA2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FzNhljhajSYZ1WI3QJgx8ORAT1ayaZszf:dnlOxMgxpCT1Na

Entry address:
0xDA4D0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, F0, 1C, 40, 00, E8, A2, E9, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7053

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
885 KB (906,240 bytes)

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

http://downloader.downloadinfo.co/?id=7477907fa763bbefc266ceb17279d46c782033bf&ts=1362357102&r=/review/.../?kw=adobe flash&subid=DIAFUS&cust=adobe flash&type=flash&gclid=CMrY4rPn4bUCFc0-MgodtFcAmg&utm_campaign=DIAFUS&fwd=1&file=Adobe Flash Player.exe

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