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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.

File name:

flash_setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Adobe Flash Player

Version:

2.0.3.98

MD5:

a107c98558d5c6d2e069081ed93b2f43

SHA-1:

f520f7d4b025ef7715159b923181b28a9abe7199

SHA-256:

588ce0a59a4e5460a46cf3e494f53bd84aeab0168248f30c64dec300a076a2b7

Scanner detections:

25 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/23/2024 5:47:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

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:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-140718

AVG

Adware Generic_r.IU

2014.0.3986

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18025

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4204

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

4.6.5.141

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AirInst

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.176.11613

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3541

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.07.18.07

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.cwbmjp

0.28.0.59492

nProtect

Trojan/W32.Agent.1125288.B

14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.07.18.07

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.L

14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14716

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

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 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:

6/4/2013 9:22:07 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:wTrqpKT1U6LSINS6ejHIlgeXHAmf+FnKVVfRoV62:wacTuPjHIlgeXcIfRov

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=c23098b9e76d4104a41cb7c25cb5ceeb

http://ad.bnmla.com/click?pid=1338&zid=65782&aid=678609&cid=139908&advid=1190&pcid=(null)&site_id=(null)_(null)

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