» flash player 12.exe
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flash player 12.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Adobe Flash Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Adobe Flash Player. The application flash player 12.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.

File name:

flash player 12.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.4.12

MD5:

c5c2192c794d8fe27af3a999a8cccb00

SHA-1:

243f03b74dc22c8ed78abe6a79531e831786620b

SHA-256:

635ea5e6f28e5083fa2d219fa0dd4b138e306e3c5e97befe4adfb1dcb2e33f65

Scanner detections:

25 / 68

Status:

Adware

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 3:25:09 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

Adware.Agent

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AirInst.1174

7.11.141.180

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-150306

AVG

Adware Generic_r.JA

2014.0.4257

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4

0.98/20153

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18064

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4317

9.0.1.065

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of flashplayer.exe (Adware)

2015.6.12.16

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11684

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.03.06.12

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.cxexhz

0.30.0.296

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.823720.B

15.03.05.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.03.06.12

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.3.6.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15304

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

28115

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.118

2.0.0.2089

File size:

804.4 KB (823,720 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.12

Original file name:

AirInstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\flash player 12.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, 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:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/30/2013 9:39:55 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:hWpOn30F+mllrofVFH4DSzLcA1na1gkGZqkrnS0hIOQky28aF1FyGSVZIjHnBD1f:hOOn32+mofzzT5wOprX7y28aLjHBD1G2

Entry address:

0x251290

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 20, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8790

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

768 KB (786,432 bytes)

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