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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 8 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:
7f2f974eeb00e352aa5f51acbe1b1302

SHA-1:
e772b4c026c061e664ab3148414a5c5ee83314d2

SHA-256:
a253ed9f53a4233cb8a79ff383ae069ce2c0c2c08a158873f8eb90d0e78ef75d

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/23/2024 9:43:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Max Setup
2015.0.3511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Intallcore.SCLL
18064

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LU (variant)
8.9647

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCool
v2014.04.07.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SuperCoolApplications.Q
14.8.7.23

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28115

File size:
792 KB (811,040 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:
8/14/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 8:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Snvp+8fB26JRnyqM9j+LHlAlvYAaFUZWNrFUMXgOl0baDXu5YYH3KSt:Snv7x3TM90lAdYrUZ4Vt/83K

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)

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

http://www.flash-playing.com/?dl=1&meta=7KxJ7mLtDmRPcdgtcrRPeKVyUdREUdWjUzWPDrFthXtjcmVP2rldDX0mIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhLvSvmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAjn0AzidNznyvmt3hXtGDXl3 3vCfSDt2Z1Y K507dP0eXslfSDt j1YcrRP7dVtDKF0fSDj2Z1Y2r5yDdV0fSDu2Z1YIKDZ dF0DKF0OCxWedlmLdVPcmNoOlxWvmV4cHaWed5jDKlCfSDPcZ1Y7Kxw 3Np2rlJ E0mDH7Wedxl2mljDX0mvm5EIKiWXza3ATgwNZgRNTaR

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