alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe

Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater

Jonas Zimmermann

The application alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe by Jonas Zimmermann has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.free-codecs.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
pXc-coding.com   (signed by Jonas Zimmermann)

Product:
Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater

Version:
1.1.0.5

MD5:
370ca2226d6133c98012d25eecbd2506

SHA-1:
2c284321a2b956640a26766b3ce4696552979d84

SHA-256:
570a12aa5723fc0a0e82c90ad8538c898511ec26c574c930ae9ed45c4ce170e8

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:59:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
7.9143

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.JonasZimmermann.q
14.7.27.14

File size:
884.9 KB (906,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.5

Copyright:
© 2013 www.pXc-coding.com. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\mike\mike.laniak@gmail.com\tech stuff\software\alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/14/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Jonas Zimmermann, O=Jonas Zimmermann, STREET=Bellmannskamp 16, L=Lüneburg, S=Niedersachsen, PostalCode=21339, C=DE

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

Serial number:
0097B0E4EDFB699A04297A473C70575E9F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MQihgEA1o18+iyXjGZG1CbId6mhiuUOJf/oq4DZ2:M9h0oaNG1CuKuXoq4DZ2

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8927

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file alternative-flash-player-auto-updater-1.1.0.5-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=7377&s=914&r=