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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
7fe50f0754d872dd108cd954c408d231

SHA-1:
c87e59e655fafe28f2c6eeb30c9a55dda401586c

SHA-256:
4d3a7ec8a1537e12d6bab89fce272d94439c994cc507ef694191fce347dec401

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
5/15/2024 6:29:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
911

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.164.58

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DX [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1095

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
18997

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6397
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ (variant)
8.10163

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of chrome_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.2.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.12981

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3441

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.07.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dcppxf
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.07.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.Z
14.8.7.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.162B
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

File size:
233.8 KB (239,392 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:
7/17/2014 1:00:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:xVblXxoZTenImjlClGpvH5r49m3VcE5HaJmJidHUhNGjA5B5PT7prpWf:TbjAOIllGhH5cJSHmkT7pre

Entry address:
0x122D1

Entry point:
E8, 96, 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, 78, B2, 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, 5C, B0, 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:
6.3561

Code size:
166 KB (169,984 bytes)

The file flashplayerpro_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../flashplayerpro_Setup.exe

http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../flashplayerpro_Setup.exe

http://downloadsinstant.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=nym1CISthKqxs5rwJhACGKeh5LmVtpPGVCINNjguNDIuMTk1LjE1MCgBMJGsoJ4F

http://nym1.ib.adnxs.com/click?9ENnjvLWuD_SfyGFT_20PwAAAAAAAPA_0n8hhU_9tD_0Q2eO8ta4P6cQOVexTYxUhBZBFZtp4CYRFshTAAAAADupMAA_AQAAdgIAAAIAAAASUAEBpggHAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gAZkwAAjscAAgUAAQIAAJAAVSPbqgAAAAA./cnd=!owVbNwjiy5ACEJKghQgYppEcIAE./referrer=en.wikipedia.org/clickenc=http://downloadsinstant.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=nym1CISthKqxs5rwJhACGKeh5LmVtpPGVCINNjguNDIuMTk1LjE1MCgBMJGsoJ4F

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