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flvplayersetup.exe

ADLSoft

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 ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 12 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.free-flv-player.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a85f9e00fdae93de869b515a516826ae

SHA-1:
175051cd3662778b31fc9b3fb58b6049ab53d92e

SHA-256:
966f40cb2a6e111254baad6000e4296effd0fac9f6e7960064aef76fd9939dd6

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
4/24/2024 6:06:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2014.01.03

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3389

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FJ (variant)
8.9244

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.1.26.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Optional.InstallCore
t3scan.1.6.1.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcuocx
0.28.2.61148

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.O
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14124

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

File size:
1.1 MB (1,133,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/21/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cMJfsVxB0hdBGicpwRgm+zve+RCOIxPTC4q52EVXG4AVjhje08Y:TJfsesNjxPQhxPO42nVlIg08

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8598

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file flvplayersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.free-flv-player.com/flv-player/gb/.../?dl=1

http://www.free-flv-player.com/flv-player/gb/.../?dl=1

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