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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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

flashplayerpro.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Flash Player Pro

Version:

2.0.3.65

MD5:

b0bb698107c457bd16405980aac5e757

SHA-1:

9a53109e706795287af8da275f8fa271f0445c6e

SHA-256:

05a72e26f1baf668e65023178bf63b01a05771d44bb7979155695060ecb1649b

Scanner detections:

35 / 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 1:34:29 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

551

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.08.02

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.143.18

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-150802

AVG

Generic_r

2016.0.3029

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.1070

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18095

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.963

9.0.1.0214

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.08.02.04

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Agent

8/2/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Adware.Agent.OCK

11.2015-02-08_1

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of upgrade.exe (Adware)

2015.9.7.10

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11737

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.1642

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.08.02.04

McAfee

Artemis!8F91720F1B3E

5600.6685

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

16.0.0.642

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwtnyg

0.28.0.59921

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1117096.C

14.09.14.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.08.02.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.8.2.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15731

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

28208

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.97

2.0.0.1845

File size:

1.1 MB (1,103,496 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.3.65

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:

3/28/2013 1:20:29 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:JAAcocZhZTcZG5x8xTQkhSSsOX/oT6aXYmIYt9tkfU:C/ohY8RQnSVAT3XYm9t

Entry address:

0x2456C0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, D0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, EC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75... 
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Entropy:

7.7659

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1 MB (1,085,440 bytes)

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

http://dl.airdwnlds.com/get/click/.../?filename=FlashPlayerPro

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