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 27 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:
8e9e441c72255e57188f557919cc149c

SHA-1:
5c9341261a63b3769145e34e6a27beb6da525447

SHA-256:
5375ef182e650ab5fc863beac0a8475b5a49c5dcaf71ef4cdc51a61c69ee66e6

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/18/2024 3:07:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11165089
856

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.137.132

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4025

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11165089
1.0.20.1375

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-173
0.98/19465

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17944

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25861
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11165089
14.10.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-2b18c34a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11165089
11.2014-02-10_5

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11165089
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCore
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11896

Malwarebytes
v2014.10.02.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!4EF6375260E3
5600.6990

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11165089
15.0.0.825

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbmt
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11165089
14.04.11.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.10.2.8

SUPERAntiSpyware
10324

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27478

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1776

File size:
1.1 MB (1,108,856 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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:d1vS0CNKiowqxKVdLMjbAF4tB/GHbINKOpx1E+jhVV00/EWQkbMpCdXvr0927:dJPKTDAZAuB/GHbIcCc+jhXqCMqvr0

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)

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