flvplayersetup.exe

CoolAppDownloads

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application flvplayersetup.exe by CoolAppDownloads has been detected as adware by 26 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 www.onlineapplicationsdownloads.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
44d954c864b357cf2e946636e44edcac

SHA-1:
10f5b105bc86d16bd25dcc5038440b4db44b4f2c

SHA-256:
79cc0ccd6e106936629b73de57dc39345b4759740d1a752bd938d80a841a3c8a

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:56:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11165089
1013

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.137.132

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3491

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11165089
1.0.20.585

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-173
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17944

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25861
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11165089
8.14.04.27.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK (variant)
8.9552

F-Prot
W32/A-2b18c34a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11165089
11.2014-27-04_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11165089
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCore
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11896

Malwarebytes
v2014.04.27.07

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11165089
15.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbmt
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11165089
14.04.11.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.8.7.23

SUPERAntiSpyware
10435

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27478

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1776

File size:
1.1 MB (1,108,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CoolAppDownloads, O=CoolAppDownloads, STREET=63 Ronthschild Blvd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00C1B6068CBEB4D13FFA1A0A377FF3960B

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:d1vS0CNKiowqxKVdLMjbAF4tB/GHbINKOpx1E+jhVV00/EWQkbMpCdXvr0927:dJPKTDAZAuB/GHbIcCc+jhXqCMqvr0

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:
7.8398

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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