FLVPlayerSetup.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 FLVPlayerSetup.exe by Max Setup 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.cool-applications.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f9796c8ce536c3b55ae6a333912969ce

SHA-1:
193c038df56cc2644dcea4bf4aafd3af8695771c

SHA-256:
71ba3374d6162048df33a01abb06597e9ff8ac3d50f05752f0c696d8c31fde88

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:18:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
1031

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.142.76

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3509

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
1.0.20.500

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0100

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
8.14.04.10.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LB (variant)
8.9658

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
11.2014-10-04_5

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
14.4.24

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
15.0.0.300

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetup.O
14.4.9.23

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\flvplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:znvp1ifzVLAWolKivByTc0SUbWB6MWBynzYvtW/udiFSM7YOeRBAAmeYX24M:znvfUVL55QBwct88WBuItWGdigMsOeDr

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:
7.7850

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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