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flashplayer_updater.exe

Power Play Media

The application flashplayer_updater.exe by Power Play Media 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 Tomorrow Software Installer 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:
Power Play Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
Power Play Media

Version:
84.9.1.3220

MD5:
e5d1f60a0c478be955e29b56be89ad27

SHA-1:
e92427e64cbe8770947fd5d55306960083ec3e25

SHA-256:
437ddcf54aa8cb31297bae218a453e14ac057e7717e42d8babab8ce8d865c41d

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 2:52:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
16.11.9.3

File size:
882.3 KB (903,424 bytes)

Product version:
84.9.1.3220

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Power Play Media

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/30/2015 9:29:38 PM

Valid to:
10/14/2016 1:17:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Power Play Media, O=Power Play Media, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00CB772AFDE1772CC3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/28/2014 7:03:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bnKKTZRnneshMraDvGuK78ffCqs7DF05zGk0628sJ6di:GkZRe1rc3SMfCR7huGJ628U

Entry address:
0x4100

Entry point:
E8, 1B, 94, 00, 00, E9, 27, 8D, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, C0, 83, EC, 34, 53, 56, 57, E8, 0F, 11, 00, 00, 8B, F0, A3, C0, C1, 44, 00, 85, F6, 75, 15, 68, A0, BF, 44, 00, E8, 2A, 01, 00, 00, 83, C4, 04, 6A, 37, FF, 15, 38, F0, 40, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 56, E8, 82, 12, 00, 00, 56, E8, DC, 0F, 00, 00, 8B, 5D, 08, 6A, 00, 53, 56, E8, E0, 0F, 00, 00, 33, FF, 83, C4, 1C, 89, 7C, 24, 3C, 85, DB, 7E, 34, 8D, 49, 00, DB, 44, 24, 3C, 83, EC, 08, DD, 1C, 24, 56, E8, D0, 11, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

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