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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 14 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8060242074edbbd13c090227bab9ab59

SHA-1:
9110a894b3d24f3f5a454acb1c437d83b4a66c31

SHA-256:
41d34bc35dbad2e219f0a8090723073b9d0038116f323eaaa43c7c68ec27d9ac

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 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:
5/5/2024 9:41:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
1042

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.140.16

AVG
MalSign.Max Setup
2015.0.3520

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
1.0.20.440

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.SCL
18012

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.088

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
8.14.03.29.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BWJC (variant)
8.9611

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
11.2014-29-03_7

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
14.3.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Supercool
v2014.03.29.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
15.0.0.264

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SuperCoolApplications.Q
14.8.7.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27828

File size:
782.5 KB (801,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 1:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Lnv+LRq5vvQ3ywF7pAk9HlAIXG82Qv0cU:LvOK3Q3ySSAlAT8x+

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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