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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 35 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:
1a7f4a0f7b90074ccc8131de81ad1b51

SHA-1:
dcdf29b949bcf7f45650d651ab4e9a55a6d70b63

SHA-256:
62350f0c5b73f67373a7734e615e641b57b49ebf2174aa9fa8000fc8bb42ebd4

Scanner detections:
35 / 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 8:33:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
843

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.18

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.159.114

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DV [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.VM
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1435

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7670
0.98/19343

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18817

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28296
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.L
14.10.14

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-14-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3100

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.10.14.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!DF0CA657827D
5600.6977

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.861

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.0.60698

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141014

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.14.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLTHIS.U
14.10.14.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.162B
23.00.65.141012

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Downloader/Variant
10299

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1207
2.0.0.1857

File size:
229.3 KB (234,784 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 5:00:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:cwhBcSCfrdNLluyo3WjEgGpO9M7b7FW3FoUOYJKJi0YhH0WIv6S5/WpCgWh:HuSZyomHGc9MfVNY7S6YWpCB

Entry address:
0x11151

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, A2, 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, A0, 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:
6.3614

Code size:
161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

The file flashplayerpro_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 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=nym1CPPhipq-nczyXBACGObxp_70o4OvMiIMNjguNDkuMjQzLjc4KAEwz6-ingU.

https://secure-nym.adnxs.com/click?Th0_dDWu2T_RItv5fmrUP9Ei2_l-atQ_KWf4xg4U4j8uBDLNdL3mP-b4yU8fDV4y87BC4-sw5VzPl8hTAAAAANsTKgChBgAAdgIAAAIAAAARUAEBBIUGAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEAKAAWAJrrQAAwrEAAgUAAQIAAJIAMihoGgAAAAA./cnd=!PQVSMwjTnJUCEJGghQgYhIoaIAA./referrer=http://ebdr2.com/server?tp=1&ebdr_sid=(null)&pid=3296&zid=118257&aid=883901&cid=157112&opt_params=(null)&ohname=http://www.bizrate.com/&pcid=0&ssp_id=(null)&ssp_wsid=(null)&sid=(null)&rc=(null)&no_ssp=(null)&final_url=buycheapr.com&final_site_id=3218803391&t_url=http://www.bizrate.com/clickenc=http://downloadsinstant.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=nym1CPPhipq-nczyXBACGObxp_70o4OvMiIMNjguNDkuMjQzLjc4KAEwz6-ingU.

https://secure-nym.adnxs.com/click?Th0_dDWu2T_RItv5fmrUP9Ei2_l-atQ_KWf4xg4U4j8uBDLNdL3mP-b4yU8fDV4y87BC4-sw5VzPl8hTAAAAANsTKgChBgAAdgIAAAIAAAARUAEBBIUGAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEAKAAWAJrrQAAwrEAAgUAAQIAAJIAMihoGgAAAAA./cnd=!PQVSMwjTnJUCEJGghQgYhIoaIAA./referrer=http://ebdr2.com/server?tp=1&ebdr_sid=(null)&pid=3296&zid=118257&aid=883901&cid=157112&opt_params=(null)&ohname=http://www.bizrate.com/&pcid=0&ssp_id=(null)&ssp_wsid=(null)&sid=(null)&rc=(null)&no_ssp=(null)&final_url=buycheapr.com&final_site_id=3218803391&t_url=http://www.bizrate.com/clickenc=http://downloadsinstant.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=nym1CPPhipq-nczyXBACGObxp_70o4OvMiIMNjguNDkuMjQzLjc4KAEwz6-ingU.

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