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STMSetup

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 STMSetup 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. 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:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
81bde745acc7bbf6654cf8c4b64db70e

SHA-1:
c41dd93658d83d956884e10381fe366378e560e3

SHA-256:
5b8cd0d43948748af250b059e0d3ed841474a70771364faff31b38ecfdf333f1

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:
4/16/2024 4:42:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.213.12

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3183

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915121

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmhfyv
0.30.0.296

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150302

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ironSource
15.3.2.2

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
37588

File size:
735.6 KB (753,248 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:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:g6FaCYeDEBvarc+KF9GWspgfhEEaZs0apEjD3d9UOuH2DfVpE4tho4j2yLt9CLLh:g6Ff7gBvar9KYOpENyZ63d9U1H2TVpVG

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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Entropy:
7.8354

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://cdn.adorikacontentportal.com/?ic_user_id=654

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