flashplayerpro_setup.exe

Liquidbuild

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure-lax.adnxs.com.
Publisher:
Fusion Install   (signed by Liquidbuild)

Product:
Fusion Install

Description:
Fusion Install

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
eb1de36971a1c0df942cc037eecaa482

SHA-1:
aab4b4da46004d8214ea46fd9da212791c2679c3

SHA-256:
5673b1a28879d14782e085bf7b681a8d3f86ed2445f60d680115891c8875e3f6

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:
4/19/2024 7:26:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Liquidbu.Installer (M)
16.6.17.8

File size:
110.4 KB (113,016 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:

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:
10/23/2014 10:35:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:N6hZoZ7xrPUynsp5Xosbz1JHYkiGwHgpfio6cN0O3OtT1zMwmeQJ:NAoZVDUyoosbhJvBfircF3OtT1f

Entry address:
0xF0EF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 60, 11, 41, 00, 68, 59, F1, 40, 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, 80, 41, 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, A0, EC, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.9989

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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