» adobeflash_setup.exe
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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 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader 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 download.windownload.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Fast Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

9452692be2424b5a62b9ce68f16a79b9

SHA-1:

d1eb9512c3ae10b3bad6bb51095563f89662f9e5

SHA-256:

3ed2dc55e53b4c42a71e12a7ed66555d2c2da043c75e34db617148e0f176f650

Scanner detections:

11 / 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:

4/26/2024 6:02:33 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:OutBrowse-AR [PUP]

2014.9-150924

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Installcore-243

0.98/20576

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.0267

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.IL potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of chrome_setup.exe (Adware)

2015.9.24.7

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2015.09.24.07

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adlogica.FastDownloads.Bundler (M)

15.8.12.21

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.15

Total Defense

Win32/InstallCore.A!generic

37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.5063361

40830

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:

Fast Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/14/2014 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:fvpgTexu1VfYqZ9+ZE1KPWrh/eK4XOki4qAPPw7zn1GclZng16OYQVPzQBL3u:fvmTeQ4qZ9+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... 
[+]

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.

http://download.windownload.net/download.php?id=b5b03befe529148c8ab8e1c19ca6dc85a2579787&z=0&p=eyJweSI6IndkIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjgiLCJiIjoiY2gzMyIsInVfaWQiOiJ3ZF81MzI4NjJjZGVjMTM2Ny4yNTM0MjE2NC5hYWU2ZGViMjI1MGE0Y2RlMzgyNDc3MTBhNzJhN2FjOCIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wOTE0NCIsInRzIjoxMzk1MTU1NjYyLCJrdyI6InNob2Nrd2F2ZSBmbGFzaCIsImN1IjoiIiwiY2EiOm51bGx9

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