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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 13 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.free-filedownload.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4c321a38a1d347bfc332535877ca05c5

SHA-1:
5db6e151ea7f56a3875aab5880e592d33564694d

SHA-256:
92e29e65880911d6215b264f0fb0f1c099c5c9c0f0c1b7b332c707a1f694be99

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 8:21:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140803

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3394

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.LM
18759

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0215

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.11.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.03.07

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7050

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.O
14.8.3.6

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10444

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29708

File size:
687.5 KB (703,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Free Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 2:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jMFa/Lc/7ICK5cvCCxpAXRbJAdqHcYo2k0rOyBFIcBFYbA76SGwwj6:jMFmmO7CC+acp2J7FbSkj4

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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.free-filedownload.com/flv-player/gcp/.../?dl=1&chnl=mobit2&dp=ZhdXVpZD1hNThiMWYzOC1jYzA4LTRjNjAtOTliNy1jOWEyNjAxYTBhYTY

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