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flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Liquidbuild

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Fusion Install ” by Liquidbuild 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
Fusion Install   (signed by Liquidbuild)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
a3903961e0fc3286b35cb0c850d0b402

SHA-1:
3a90bc14b8e200f041ed8db2c44d2881adae076c

SHA-256:
faf4281731373c817ca523a138c9831804de5ae3b5c4556ef89889fc10fee3a7

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 4:44:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.28.18

File size:
148.9 KB (152,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Fusion Install

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:
Liquidbuild

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Liquidbuild, O=Liquidbuild, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008FC3C0F7127DA5163CC077AE5035B2ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/18/2014 11:00:21 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:lksv0kExghsBxW0f1sNxOVBnRdGhrZqXVpeCtP+/O1V1S:lkkR9hU312ILRkhrZqdtPkO1PS

Entry address:
0x18C7B

Entry point:
E8, C2, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 20, B2, 41, 00, 68, E5, 8C, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, 00, 42, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 2C, 88, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.0797

Code size:
102 KB (104,448 bytes)

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

http://nym1.ib.adnxs.com/click?iemgvmhYwT8unaxaouK6P57vp8ZLN-0_Lp2sWqLiuj-J6aC-aFjBP62RZlQnGZhCEXnhRt-IuhJqjUJUAAAAADABNwByBwAAdgIAAAIAAACfTCcBEq8HAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gDUtwAAHLAAAgUAAQIAAJYAFSiuWQAAAAA./cnd=!6AXTNwjPjswCEJ-ZnQkYkt4eIAA./referrer=http://ib.adnxs.com/tt?id=3604784&referrer=${REFERER_URL}&tMFnDXKC=459_18x18_0/clickenc=http://fabulous-wealth2d3fd5.com/.../serve?c=marimedia&s=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&ce_cid=nym1CJHyhbf0m6LdEhACGK2jmqP1pIbMQiINNjkuMTM3LjExMy4xMSgBMOqaiqIF

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