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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 by Air Software has been detected as adware by 35 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_setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.3.98

MD5:

fe4a142477b207ff37dffb1a87b982d5

SHA-1:

5ebd66fec9c2012a15c750ec4b18c65b67d1fe82

SHA-256:

470739e3726c3116fad602b57f4629520425b4abbb8717620e9439e3a8d14d0e

Scanner detections:

35 / 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:

4/26/2024 4:34:06 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

6195104

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.07.14

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.140.88

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

150319-1

AVG

Win.Threat.Medium

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.20.460

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4

0.98/20232

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18025

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4204

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Agent

4/2/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of chrome.exe (Adware)

2015.7.7.15

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AirInst

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.176.11613

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.04.02.08

McAfee

Artemis!8F91720F1B3E

5600.6807

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

16.0.0.276

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.cwbmjp

0.28.0.59492

nProtect

Trojan/W32.Agent.1125288.B

14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.04.02.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.4.2.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15331

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.12

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

27892

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.118

2.0.0.1835

File size:

1.1 MB (1,125,288 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.3.98

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_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:

6/4/2013 12:22:07 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:sTrqpKT1U6LSINS6ejHIlgeXHAmf+FnKVVfRtf6B:sacTuPjHIlgeXcIfRta

Entry address:

0x2543A0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 60, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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:

7.7652

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,110,016 bytes)

The file flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.fastdownloaders.com/get/click/.../?filename=Flash_Setup&uid=ccccc243db54466a95a4deda265d7519

http://ad.bnmla.com/click?pid=2004&zid=65297&aid=678352&cid=142593&advid=1190&pcid=(null)&site_id=(null)_(null)

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