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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 32 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.

File name:

flash player 12.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.4.7

MD5:

f8dec323277c657bf27c51ceac0bd0f9

SHA-1:

4b3504c70b005f844c5307c1b23a48fb9efd38a2

SHA-256:

4011b06390275ac7d1e3ad9bc5f055ac265d7006165b9e7f3d409f1010703e6a

Scanner detections:

32 / 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:

4/19/2024 10:12:45 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

375

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirInstaller

2015.04.12

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.140.88

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-160125

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2017.0.2853

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.125

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4

0.98/19086

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18025

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4204

9.0.1.025

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.01.25.05

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Suspected infection: Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

11.2016-25-01_2

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.176.11613

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.761

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.01.25.05

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

17.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.daxzhz

0.28.0.60253

nProtect

Trojan/W32.Agent.1125288.B

14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

16.01.25.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

16.1.25.17

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16123

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

27892

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.32

2.0.0.1833

File size:

1.1 MB (1,116,584 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.7

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:

1/25/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/27/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:

6/27/2013 7:42:09 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:yIBcraQde6Bzw4v/N0jd25nBKssQOsoYT8:yIBTeujd25nBuQzoD

Entry address:

0x250140

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EB, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75... 
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Entropy:

7.7645

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,101,824 bytes)

The file flash player 12.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=ZI10Y5uHtU&filename=Flash Player 12

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