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 25 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.supercoolonlineapps.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ad898b7f22d1cb66789d91e28d4b575d

SHA-1:
61772e2c0f893002c9d5d3c53f1b8d331838843f

SHA-256:
dca680d397b09153a42f7b971321698514e35babe1d71c7376f135b671e03faf

Scanner detections:
25 / 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 7:47:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11730216
717

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.124.210

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3195

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11730216
1.0.20.240

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.11730216
0.98/19582

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28695
9.0.1.048

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11730216
8.15.02.17.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11730216
11.2015-17-02_3

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11730216
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Malwarebytes
v2015.02.17.06

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11730216
16.0.0.144

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djocte
0.28.6.63850

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11730216
14.09.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.2.17.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15215

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10047

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0102
7.2.48

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25324

File size:
1.1 MB (1,134,952 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:
8/14/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 4:59:59 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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jOyMJfsKfM7A4oCFcSS+xUWoyihBq+dBMhTkHfCtFW+bo1wkxJWOfDi:6lJfsXE4hKSSQUWoLNB4Tk/1/xJZu

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8562

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file flvplayersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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