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flvplayer_setup.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flvplayer_setup.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 cdn.coolflvplayer.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ac091d2268556a70febc26f1e172ced5

SHA-1:
7052d745883faab26d55d446534e594fa6a54681

SHA-256:
75b0ae1143f2cb7fa16984885b12607c5e0d58006578c5866d007d2ae38489e7

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 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:
4/26/2024 10:15:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Backdoor.Hupigon
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.169.248

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3367

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Heur2-137
0.98/19316

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-82c1c010
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2014.08.29.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbnv
0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetup.P
14.8.29.14

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
702.9 KB (719,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Lnvp1ifzVLAWolKivByTc0SUbWB6MWBynzYvtW/udiFSM7YOeRBAAmeYX24M:LnvfUVL55QBwct88WBuItWGdigMsOeDr

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.coolflvplayer.com/

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