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flashplayer_updater.exe

Installer program

PromptSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application flashplayer_updater.exe, “Installer program Setup ” by PromptSpeedy (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 9 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:
Software Installer   (signed by PromptSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer program

Description:
Installer program Setup

Version:
1.7.1.2

MD5:
598bfd19d9e9bc0cbd19a7b49a9a2258

SHA-1:
d5e706d69012299eb366e993af7332adf6d2a2eb

SHA-256:
7812220af61644707bdc3c4dfbb674673c21155c59ac0b00b2b1974176fa9517

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/20/2024 1:45:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1415
9.0.1.0330

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADD potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12568

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.212.17855

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.11.26.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.11.26.19

Sophos
Install Core Click run software (PUA)
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
45208

File size:
943.3 KB (965,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.0

Copyright:
Software Program Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\flashplayer_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PromptSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/10/2015 9:33:44 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 9:33:44 AM

Subject:
CN=PromptSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=PromptSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121D4810373F832DB018C098B3670151A03

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):
24576:vj63RwuqooxpaZg1Bv3RKA5FW+lwN9dIqxOFIEebk58lW+Y:vWaLoMaq154cwNPnSXeA4WV

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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Entropy:
7.9296

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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