adobeflashplayer.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobeflashplayer.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 11 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d382fe9349d0ed81f1a96361d718628a

SHA-1:
7b44ea05666abfb519923b45868153321a2fe4f8

SHA-256:
8e31c92bf41b3435ade5136a31a9934dbc3d8db2e7dee830f1aee7a57fcd8e11

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:
4/24/2024 7:35:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.163.82

AVG
Max Setup
2015.0.3406

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.SCL
18930

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12795

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCool
v2014.07.22.02

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7062

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SuperCoolApplications.Q
14.8.7.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
31208

File size:
786.9 KB (805,824 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wqFPV+X3sXYf+j7iLfNTZZoQDPmkWgPxiO/o0qT:w4MsXYfSyN9ZtmXcxiM

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8750

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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