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flash_setup.exe

Information Technology Systems doo

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flash_setup.exe by Information Technology Systems doo has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from appinsoft.com.
Publisher:
Information Technology Systems doo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c33280382d1199432f424f46ab2a3109

SHA-1:
b3389094eb30a57be11bdff1b83a3ddd70b8e82c

SHA-256:
563562a368a11d7c458bdd958a0119bf5764572ba42557196e34bc66895a3b7e

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 11:49:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.PK.5
7.11.164.78

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3363

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.3.13

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12872

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Dropper
v2014.09.03.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InformationTechnologySystemsdoo.L
14.7.31.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10382

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
715.6 KB (732,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Information Technology Systems doo

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Information Technology Systems doo, O=Information Technology Systems doo, STREET=Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona 60, L=Podgorica, S=Montenegro, PostalCode=81000, C=ME

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C5C6AC5F85C769596A73A863C86D258C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mVvp1zCjvwdhGb5OwuFU2ukrgxGiMMEdDF31u9XmrsFM/6cusfAzm:mVvDzCbYkZuW2TgkiM9dDnu92rcMycuU

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8791

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://appinsoft.com/.../download.php?app_id=4&lp_id=94&dist_id=79&channel=zpr_fls_target1&src=zpr&cid=WlZkNTg0ZTlkMDAxOTUxMWU0YWEwYzEyMjlmMDc5NDdmMDE0MDQyNzAzNzg

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