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flashplayerpro_setup.exe

SetupManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “flashplayerpro ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server. 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:
SetupManager  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
SetupManager.exe

Description:
flashplayerpro

Version:
3.4.8

MD5:
6f63f11e6970ea9ac49d2cd226768fb5

SHA-1:
019e3622800c7425818aa3f2680adb8819ba39f9

SHA-256:
879c58e099a40540e4030e8b8c890d68def18adae91a991e14850c330e51ea28

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/24/2024 9:27:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.526895
425

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
15.12.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.909545
7.11.137.232

avast!
Win32:Installer-J [PUP]
2014.9-151207

AVG
Adware Generic5
2016.0.2903

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.526895
1.0.20.1705

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.Ibryte-130
0.98/19747

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H
17953

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1245
9.0.1.0341

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.79124
8.15.12.07.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.G application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
12/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.C.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Generic.526895
11.2015-07-12_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.OptimumInst
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13054

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1009

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Ibryte
v2015.12.07.05

McAfee
Adware-FOO
5600.6559

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Adware.Generic.513195
16.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnrpm
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Agent.ASWDM
11.20151207

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.895784
14.08.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Optimumins.Gen
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumInstaller.Installer (M)
15.12.7.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Rouge.d!1075354374
23.00.65.151205

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Ibryte
9463

Total Defense
Win32/Zbot.HIE
37.0.10826

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Adware.OptimusInstaller.26607
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8135
2.0.0.2000

File size:
872.8 KB (893,736 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.8

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2013 9:20:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cgBDfMVshHC2F/FLZNlevRoJoU0uUVkBfxSNBdMYg1la+wEXPKavu2OJm93Ghe+i:c6pB0NB01la+wEiiu2bVGh/HX52Rd

Entry address:
0x57622

Entry point:
E8, 94, F1, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0D, F2, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 3C, 33, 4B, 00, E8, A9, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 62, AE, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0C, F5, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, ED, F3, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 45, 08, D1, F8, 48, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.7249

Code size:
483 KB (494,592 bytes)

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

http://yads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1586647;x=6925;g=172;c=1856000463,1856000463;i=0;n=1856;s=143;1=8;2=1;tg=1370494899;vr=2;m=358;w=6;os=3;p=6;h=1738887;f=1824815;b=10;u=vE01UcBsUGAqlrEjA195ZKVo~030513;ai=;z=0.5231607054007237;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jGdqnGKcqZeOYmmdX8p6w4iQaptkn3ubiWKYl16hf5eJkG2bYJ57w45maplhnA?dp=%z

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