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flvplayersetup.exe

Best Free Downloads

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application flvplayersetup.exe by Best Free Downloads 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.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
06998d69dca8cedc8c0491be7e9563f8

SHA-1:
1c96d74f0119b1df2b3058f86d8737edb10be75a

SHA-256:
9248fc4a691926f038b3a0207100e0e0056fa63dd9ce85c96e93e3daf437dd65

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 '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 8:46:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.LM.25
7.11.163.130

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3119

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.MZIV
18944

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0125

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LM potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flvplayersetup(1).exe (Adware)
2015.8.3.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12806

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BestFreeDownloads
v2015.08.03.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deoygz
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
Threat.ironSource.Bundler
15.5.4.20

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
31208

File size:
783.7 KB (802,552 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
Signed by:
Best Free Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Best Free Downloads, O=Best Free Downloads, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
046CC4AA2B722C5117786BD75A823929

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 2:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PKvuhN+E7iHtckdilqScY7IQJMeOWYPhYjZe7QsZU:P61E7EiQilq/YEQ2bWHNe7z

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:
7.8336

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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