» flash_setup.exe
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flash_setup.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_setup.exe, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.

File name:

flash_setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Description:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.4.15

MD5:

2eba7cc5f9bf304ed76881d8edc57996

SHA-1:

2dd6e12980cb7e53783a7e04875245cf66061e0e

SHA-256:

e3a9105a2ba7c87f873489d82a853a6de95cdaa9c74de501ed600d50d0560401

Scanner detections:

28 / 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:

4/24/2024 9:56:29 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

Adware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Adware/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.09.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.156.52

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140922

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2015.0.3343

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-54

0.98/19086

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18645

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1410

9.0.1.0265

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of flashplayer.exe (Adware)

2014.12.4.20

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.180.12498

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3212

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.09.22.02

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!CCF261F38C80

5600.6999

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.czqrvp

0.28.0.60475

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.06.23.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.09.22.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.L

14.9.22.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14920

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

29708

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.77

2.0.0.1783

File size:

805.4 KB (824,744 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.15

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:

8/14/2013 5:35:02 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:OZgQdNnVpyPul3hdVcN/KuJg/kmd9p2J/:mNTWPm3tcZKuJqkk0

Entry address:

0x2525D0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 30, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, 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:

7.8782

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

768 KB (786,432 bytes)

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