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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 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cf874a90e2940ba080d6dc2291bc2b41

SHA-1:
749d1297742ac2129ad93b2e5b35651a511f69fe

SHA-256:
397aeda4288e0441bc1b25fc5f30a67a2b66d7d0551866b57bacf6b0bfffc279

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 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 8:53:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.13.19

File size:
647 KB (662,576 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:
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

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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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?cc=BR&url=http://www.zbane.com/MAIN/.../flashplayer.exe&name=flashplayer&m=__sitename__&ymid=-_-ZTA4NF8xMDRfMTY5N18xNzE4X0JSXzE4Ni4yMTAuMzkuNjlfMTk0XzU3NjNfQURT-_-LqOPtmbfswtzywUoyFammaF8bGfa_F8avbac-VF_JEaaz7gMcOMmKMt9J0PggOyGmtiOcM6rVPGunaPnAdqJbaAkAIMAAihAaQdAaqAaIHAURRqf_IvE08we0OCQGq-7mn6mc9z7DcEKWeZIQv40S1O1qYmK13UZSg1cgmb13P4wOlNXCDFr-uiIAGwjeu-fn6Rs4EqfyqO1nGivtiaKxVRjIKmk4BjNBDCrvAnRqqkMgBKcbaadjyI1mC7bx2KtUuNben4eKTucncGcvT4S9ex25WDyNtdQmC66b0S3lMEJTHssts3n2AfcxjnIPjxsCYXl0qqYvfdibJKlVeTCIDBKimskIWJ-ilWWAANbCRmLHjq4-KqMcNw7yv9J_p3ffjfoqc6G95WG&

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