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flashplayerpro.exe

Flash Player Pro

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player Pro. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Player Pro. The application flashplayerpro.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Flash Player Pro

Version:
2.0.3.47

MD5:
2e85033971c8811717cce003b9e02550

SHA-1:
484fc9069a647dec5a4d2db246241b5022f853e6

SHA-256:
a4ea006cdf4f818951cb3c926ea99b44495f675053b56accc181033193ce70ae

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 9:32:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Airinstall.J
7.11.148.12

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140814

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3382

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.AJ
18233

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.963
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9767

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.1.2

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12080

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwtnyg
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.14.11

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.O
14.8.14.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14812

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
28950

File size:
2.1 MB (2,236,496 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.47

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2013 5:36:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:cNsc5zaWU1Skl6UiTUalrT6fFUFGCur3KIo1w3qf/OkEMnSwfvP3ddAwzorh:cWi7U1Skl6UiBlreUFGCuGIo1w3m2kEr

Entry address:
0x150887

Entry point:
E8, 8A, 94, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, BD, 5E, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 11, 95, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, A8, 23, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 7F, 97, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 8A, 23, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, A5, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4984

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,601,024 bytes)

The file flashplayerpro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://install.update85.com/get/click/.../?filename=FlashPlayerPro

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