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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 21 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:

2.0.4.11

MD5:

67776f300124de612754dce0f3795f82

SHA-1:

b3db3c38bb8d34a2524f33bff57b86fcdf4742c5

SHA-256:

e45fbe5ad8aa1456b4f5eeda359e7dc258fb49be181b028ea2ddf15908cb5c67

Scanner detections:

21 / 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:

4/24/2024 11:55:21 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.138.176

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-140728

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2015.0.3400

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17985

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4643

9.0.1.0209

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9584

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of air83f0.exe (Adware)

2014.1.26.22

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AirInst

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.176.11540

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.07.28.12

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.daxzhz

0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.07.28.12

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.P

14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14726

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

27702

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.32

2.0.0.1845

File size:

1.1 MB (1,117,096 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.11

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:

7/15/2013 11:25:53 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:J3n+dxJkJjwBGxw8ckyTiyMY1BE5v+fY7bJJ:AVyMBGxrc9MA4CY73

Entry address:

0x250270

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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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=NC10WAIXbc&filename=Flash Player 12

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