» 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 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:

2.0.4.12

MD5:

20d403ff35e4c576eeb16690f5a0b7d4

SHA-1:

d3fb3c37da17bfb41b60cdbfedcfb62443de3190

SHA-256:

9840eefd584a3b6fc774c380b1e037400e42f1ddd1c33f9b4de665061b170401

Scanner detections:

32 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/27/2024 12:15:49 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

701

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

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

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.325

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4

0.98/19086

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18064

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4317

9.0.1.065

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.03.06.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Suspected infection: Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

11.2015-06-03_6

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of flashplayer.exe (Adware)

2015.6.12.16

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32

t3scan.1.6.1.0

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

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.daxzhz

0.28.0.60253

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1117096

14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.03.06.12

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

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

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

28115

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.32

2.0.0.1833

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+mllrofVFH4DSzLcA1na1gkGZqkrnS0hIOQky28aF1FyGSVZIjHnBD1Z:hOOn32+mofzzT5wOprX7y28aLjHBD12I

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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