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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 3 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 lb2-media-dist-918519637.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
63ce5f8fe84532f4808671d53639bf26

SHA-1:
2e0dc155336aa84e3ddbaf29751b137620f67f10

SHA-256:
0c44e84301ec8192555aa6daf99de7a3c8a2b5c600c371890b0dabb4a92ede7e

Scanner detections:
3 / 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 4:59:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3509

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.10.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.O
14.4.9.23

File size:
709.2 KB (726,240 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eNHpmjaq/6Hk33GRDXSd/zbnYclJcSBJSe1j9SRW6irZG/KXTiXVDE9rUPo5k+8U:eNHEGPHrRDCdLbnbvJxaWrGX5ArUg5kq

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:
7.8618

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.

http://lb2-media-dist-918519637.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com/flv-player/tbc/.../?dl=1&chnl=900580_0&dp=AAAAAOUiSQDMKF0BAAAAAGX.YQAAAAAAAwAMAAIAAAAAAP8AAAAEDWeDbgAAAAAAt6F6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACw.xgAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AV9rWLkEBAAAAAAAAAGJjMzIzZTllLTIwMDctMTFlMy1hN2Q3LTY3YmIzMGNhNzAyMAAAAAAAAAA=,eJzT80x3Mc-0yMt1zyswqvALMC.xTvSq8ivJqvK19Aozc6xwNywFANxsDAY=

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