flplayer_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application flplayer_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a895ac74b562d32c232bb663a88e23e0

SHA-1:
e9854c25470ee30867d83554bf78c5c92414fe77

SHA-256:
9d636e5708e8d161cd7f8031172a8501e4ad0e3f1c93d2f24d38d14da02f1909

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/23/2024 10:20:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151004

AVG
Adware InstallCore.A
2016.0.2966

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0277

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IL potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.10.4.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16117

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmform
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.FastDownloads.Bundler (M)
15.8.18.20

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40780

File size:
722.9 KB (740,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flplayer_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+vpekqANr8NBMM3Flj1ASF7yQDvYcwfmP5399TmnxREGioVlMUz2Rp1yKu:+v0k0NBMM3vjzvYcwfmP5399TmxeilM1

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8847

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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