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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader2.downloadinfo.co.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4842b2d3d8565b60128b901473f1f3a6

SHA-1:
f368f7b48c5f6003373f24b06b4b0234adcee55e

SHA-256:
2900321bf784e8e88d9155cedbd31f27444ecd98b24dd24da285b09d6af69d75

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 4:46:52 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)
variant of chrome_setup.exe (Adware)
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:
Fast Downloads

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):
12288:5vpekqANr8NBMM3Flj1ASF7yQDvYcwfmP5399TmnxREGioVlMUz2Rp1yKu:5v0k0NBMM3vjzvYcwfmP5399TmxeilM1

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)

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

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=ab1915f14748853aad550adabb45a4901b763a48&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMzIiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTJmZDU2MjVjMDQzNjMuMTE1NDg2MDEiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMSIsInRzIjoxMzkyMzM0Mzc0LCJrdyI6ImZsYXNoIHBsYXllciBwbHVnaW4iLCJjdSI6ImZsYXNoIHBsYXllciBwbHVnaW4iLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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