flashplayer2.exe

IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flashplayer2.exe by IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS 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:
IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ea27e023342cb23504e77a99ab6067a2

SHA-1:
73a0d09b1af23f4df260cfcd329bd0816da24e61

SHA-256:
3c67a85b472b4c0c42db22e748edaa93c4a07cb71d57a9b6471c2d0110fcaf8b

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:
4/23/2024 5:12:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IDEASSAASSOLUTIONS (M)
16.2.10.3

File size:
650.2 KB (665,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flashplayer2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/21/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC, O=IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4EEB1ED3CF36D8FA85CB8273F026C83A

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):
12288:9yMJfsGxGnXu7J5/S2dWbUGiFgnsvvc6Df18x7u7lLAZ6iVrNiui4g05febt0bmp:9yMJfsU0e7J5/S2ciFgsvE0Eu7lLli97

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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