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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 36 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:
b0518455d71ee2993793a6124d56b21c

SHA-1:
ee6a6a10dd1be114b64cbf7a79f56f73babb1b55

SHA-256:
c3671ee6b06e9f82e982586568da4aa0ff72fe922405e904abd9f6e26963d464

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/27/2024 1:09:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
406

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-DQ [PUP]
2014.9-151225

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2884

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1795

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.28222
9.0.1.0359

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.12.25.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AG application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.13751
12/25/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-25-12_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.917

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.25.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!DF0CA657827D
5600.6540

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.1077

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.0.60698

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20151225

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.25.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLTHIS.Installer (M)
15.12.25.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.162B
23.00.65.151223

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Downloader/Variant
9426

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 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 2:00:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:kwhBcSCfrdNLluyo3WjEgGpO9M7b7FW3FoUOYJKJi0YhH0WIv6S5/WpvOWL:/uSZyomHGc9MfVNY7S6YWpvR

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:
6.3613

Code size:
161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

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

http://lax1.ib.adnxs.com/click?bkYxslMo_j-DW4gfrXv5PwAAAAAAAPA_avla2963AECYH85_78gDQIVRn_2PMrpK4IALG3IxCnzcq8hTAAAAADupMAA_AQAAdgIAAAIAAAASUAEBpggHAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gCWtAAASMUAAgUAAQIAAJIAMSPrMQAAAAA./cnd=!YQWbMwi2sZUCEJKghQgYppEcIAA./referrer=www.pogo.com/clickenc=http://downloadsinstant.com/.../flashplayerpro?source=marimedia_lightspark-us-ddl-cpa&creative_id=player &adprovider=marimedia&ce_cid=lax1COCBrtihroyFfBACGIWj_ez_0YzdSiINNjUuMTI5LjEzMS4xMCgBMNzXop4F

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