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Max Setup

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 Max Setup has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5ffa258a834303d52967f4fff2f11b9a

SHA-1:
6e89104e26cea0fa71793ee2add60023d94dbda3

SHA-256:
4eafb692bc38b01f94d822723d69cc48ea1ec33427293e1c4636d54ebeb58386

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 12:49:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MaxSetup (M)
16.1.12.11

File size:
663.8 KB (679,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:anvpebEFCgHco3xqixdQuH7puHK4djfc1d8/ANRuDpwLBHaNqmdrp1p3JRw7IzHx:anvkEFCg8ojHlJufid840pbqEN3kOHwq

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:
7.8630

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=US&url=http://www.zbane.com/MAIN/.../flashplayer.exe&m=__sitename__&ymid=-_-YTc2ZF8xMDRfMTcwNl8xNzI3X1VTXzc1LjExNS4xODMuMTkzXzBkMF83NjAwX0FEUw-_-LqOPtmbfswtzswljRiaSmaFIbGfa_FSaDzaQ-VF_JEaaB7dlcuGyYMaqGgEY6PKg90qttn8usJPEqOGmaaaaXaNsJIeArdIPanaAPbAODn6gx-Vt3x1qDJUs2osd0cJ1v42yQPrgXypNILudLxayYkeeeuFcQQniocC_GZTQEq_5ZIPzwWdqlCkEiCh5qRj5BJiCc1ePzeWad9tCoIja3ufM7ee2AwcAMKtcKQeoyHiaT8dKDnKblmeLxwqcoWAUNdM12DEoc5CaqFCsTrTuLtka4stXpmmmnpDoZn1fjWWkhYlIMrUMG5LfFl-cPW-CtWGKjesigufjsBKTQ9dTR0qH4k0MLZ4eLTfEJb0eIibqs-f9emyX44UF8NCxuKu4ajsIkYa7&chnl=9176

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