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 22 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:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a7aa67c02a43d8a50cef6d9bd82e4f05

SHA-1:
316afb6cd281b8834503928633ea168547414f50

SHA-256:
6fe9aa35d205e380a6dcbacaa345a582acfbac18113e91d7e0befd4468905894

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/18/2024 6:58:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bKJPw4bi
920

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.MulDrop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.142.212

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-140729

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3398

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bKJPw4bi
1.0.20.1050

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Heur2-144
0.98/19309

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0210

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bKJPw4bi
8.14.07.29.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6b43b707
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bKJPw4bi
11.2014-29-07_3

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bKJPw4bi
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Spy2
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12872

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.SGZ@bKJPw4bi
15.0.0.630

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbkf
0.28.2.61148

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.8.7.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28194

File size:
718.2 KB (735,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 9:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hnvpud5u7etO/flFJC6K0obSCa3NTAN4xoy3ZVrh6+4Ddn7x:hnvQd5uitOVPGbSt9TYaV3Z774Jn7x

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:
7.8612

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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