flashplayer17_ha_install.exe

Internet Installer Web

NextInteractive

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flashplayer17_ha_install.exe, “Internet Installer Web Setup ” by NextInteractive 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:
Prog Installer   (signed by NextInteractive)

Product:
Internet Installer Web

Description:
Internet Installer Web Setup

MD5:
d60424b303a16fe599704d0229821279

SHA-1:
ced6e96faf2c40fa89a2a62f2f57a861eae52e24

SHA-256:
b7884ee1180261319734bf82e376219e6b49c0f7355804b88063f1301becab46

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:
4/25/2024 9:59:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.NextInte.Installer (M)
16.4.8.10

File size:
663.7 KB (679,584 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\flashplayer17_ha_install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/8/2015 10:50:24 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2016 10:50:24 AM

Subject:
CN=NextInteractive, O=NextInteractive, L=Paris, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121945BE2A1FF746F320F940AB4AC2DEFD5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KzqGQb0wUnULnnRSpOS9SWwyw+FL+sr9kC9cCh4drxkSV+M7RimTEAMjWG6SVkkt:KzqNbFJnnRhS9S7ZPsp4murxV+eRdEAC

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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