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AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe

Adobe Flash Player ActiveX

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX

Version:
3.0.0.60

MD5:
ec9a4b699be8538a81a9d1ce19eb895f

SHA-1:
75a3f4fc3988ae19d4894369098316366f7f6877

SHA-256:
e13e5ce14ca8f793c91ca2c0bd165aead5d21fbc5bd4e1111607e74117e2c796

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/27/2024 12:16:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.171462
390

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.05.26

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAssistant.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKE [PUP]
2014.9-160111

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2868

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.171462
1.0.20.55

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.34
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.171462
8.16.01.11.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-11-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.171462
16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16028

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2016.01.11.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.171462
17.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownloadAssistant.dmjgez
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.11.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Graftor!6.1D1F
23.00.65.16109

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
40552

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.809
2.0.0.2068

File size:
784.1 KB (802,904 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.60

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobeflashplayeractivexsetup-22796401.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2014 4:55:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:klr21xKpH69CnyeufYUKGD35mU80ZFlTC8uqzeseFF2wBM2Ap44lDz6kmoyUxyN:kp2syeufYUbVhZnJGFk445zlBywi

Entry address:
0x4CC9F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 00, 4F, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1224

The file AdobeFlashPlayerActiveXSetup-22796401.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://file.org/.../dl-ai.php?fid=22796401&p=None&a=upd&v=20120913

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