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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.onlineapplicationsdownloads.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fe3c4c17e4d7a5e3acf47130b92eb753

SHA-1:
473180e90b8372ffa6dd630f0514b02cfb334422

SHA-256:
9daeb905b0b7f3db7c8ed394cbc6baf99ad7de2b568a61e8506b30a0e2e98c7d

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:58:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.150.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150411

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2016.0.3143

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15411

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-287
0.98/19664

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.VDFG
17952

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JW potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.13.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.04.11.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!79B4FC640AA9
5600.6799

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgona
0.28.2.62483

Reason Heuristics
Threat.ironSource.Bundler
15.4.11.0

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Trojan.MTA.0162
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27520

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1790

File size:
765.1 KB (783,464 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:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 1:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6FnvpkJmBtAryN+7cpEKYE5K7PquWiwh1QWT1tLVIJR2CtQ8UAoZx5EfdRo9NdWb:envSJ/yN+YpEk4+2WhtLqJRdkZTSdRok

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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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://www.onlineapplicationsdownloads.com/flv-player/gcp/.../?dl=1&dp=ZZf2076842Za1769417Zg124Zw0Zm0Zc1856000551,1856000551Zs175Zi0ZZ

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