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flashplayerpro_setup.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application flashplayerpro_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL THIS 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
dd8339112081921152a01fcd6fcd955a

SHA-1:
5880e64d7484790c362632768992b8e5f6302a1b

SHA-256:
c92e8469e83b9588cd3add35db666092ecb886da092e7a6fbe05f7c9ca6d0965

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:
4/25/2024 8:53:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLT.Installer (M)
16.6.16.7

File size:
223.3 KB (228,640 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, 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:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 5:00:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:dzEZmEcMBgiQOh5ITEYUGTc2ShcngznuJiRwrT+aERnUp+gWi:isc1h0EPp6gQ5qUp+C

Entry address:
0xFCD7

Entry point:
E8, 40, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, 82, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 30, 80, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.3498

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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

https://secure-lax.adnxs.com/click?mGTf8y-8tT9prf9mh0exP1g5tMh2vt8_aa3_ZodHsT-YZN_zL7y1Px7j4RzbcOEsk1QD6ayyAlmckrdTAAAAANsTKgChBgAAdgIAAAIAAAAPeNQABIUGAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEAKAAWAKOXwAAJ90AAgUAAQIAAJAAxylV6wAAAAA./cnd=!jAYqQgjo8OQBEI_w0QYYhIoaIAA./referrer=http://www.walmart.com//clickenc=http://downloadsinstant.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=lax1CJOpjcjO1ayBWRACGJ7Gh-exm9zwLCIMNjguNjMuMTk1LjM2KAEwnKXenQU.

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