flashplayerpro_setup.exe

FUSION INSTALLER

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

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
52d790ac4a0559a41466501c82896a58

SHA-1:
958f72eb1a1b6b86ad35f9dce2f4c23f51506e0e

SHA-256:
91204818fac1d368c873278ae1632ec99d6bfc2e9de30aaf900c58747ff9e317

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 '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:
4/24/2024 8:49:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.2.6

File size:
220.3 KB (225,576 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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

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

Subject:
CN=FUSION INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FUSION 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:
21DB9738D9B500E3DAF0570B5DA9E8B9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/25/2014 5:00:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:06oRjpeuMSECTnrzn488/EhzZSnBDuQXJiauQkB4c3k5tmpyl:0Xj845rzng/ayDuQBeOmpyl

Entry address:
0xF177

Entry point:
E8, 30, 53, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 44, 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, 38, 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:
6.3580

Code size:
153.5 KB (157,184 bytes)

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