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WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flashplayer.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 9 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d212a2d1abcb35b238b9cc9a79d023ae

SHA-1:
3c548bd46ca4c9b842baf542cf5ac9f3cc1c0ba6

SHA-256:
57b027503c643aa55a09c79277133c61324eb5b0ac8a5f9f57eae71277d990f1

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 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 10:02:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Downware.edqw
7.11.138.176

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2016.0.2989

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.BV
17985

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected (variant)
9.9584

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flvplayer.exe (Adware)
2015.9.11.21

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.09.11.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.WorldSetup (M)
15.8.5.14

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
27702

File size:
649 KB (664,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FkgQFa1bEf+IVSxkdsC1PgmmtF1H2ph+7ZC+9UnbnEeCsATpBvZempJrVVoYywb:+gQFAEfzwC1PMdUgITnEeCdz0EVXywb

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://iron.zbane.com/MAIN/.../flvplayer.php?name=flashplayer&cc=BR&url=http://www.zbane.com/MAIN/.../flashplayer.exe&m=__sitename__&ymid=-_-OWE2NF8xMDRfMjI5OF8yMzI0X0JSXzE3Ny4xMzAuMjMxLjIzNF81YzVfMjg2MV9BRFM-_-LqOPtmbfswtzFwlP5oa8naFmbGfa_F8aDzak-VF_J-baBddf0uP0P5jnn6MeQNga0MLN8gmLGAJAmfONmkaGdaaqdavt6jitAYyAGreMdYttGr2M19eE34c-hFkd96vhqybINXZJ3MYRiBPFsD0QO0CgfZaGqMaLqqqc0G0kbIIjsNAL7OvfTl7krDUwtPBLqB7o0423TqyJCOLOkq4GYgcBKbPibAjaJuXwTElLc4aP71Si0CxlawFfdzrJSCwQNu5CfsAoFZMcFoVUX08myZhdkypGNghbYPp6e6OQpznX3zCMnrAj_2GKH4snRwe0wOvd3R7wVHURf72QX6N6HBMajGJTlSezWW9TQLsk7PHkWGfrfC4CVqvcddnHNW1iMqdVbwkaPBRZlbb0LlifFyF2l-sUCkek9Hzjp3G

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