home

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 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.safesoftwarefree.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
452c32f6c6553e4b34f477a0e01b11ab

SHA-1:
6971f972c1957c637ae51ba5c4846d2d64c5ca0b

SHA-256:
75437e040da14292e80546d46ad39abb69e1e7caaa17968ee38a7a686bf0dfde

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:
4/26/2024 4:17:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.MD.1
7.11.170.50

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LO
2014.0.4015

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1491

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.JEIS
19380

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13218

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CoolApp
v2014.09.01.07

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbmk
0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.9.1.19

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
32210

File size:
681.8 KB (698,144 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:
8/14/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 8:59:59 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 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:avvpAiZBmA7lPt9ZLEwKa+DGrNKwJ7+GzISMlkY75iKQxtW9STygF081k:avvOY5lAta+DGrNKMiGE2m1QC9ST4

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...
 
[+]

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.safesoftwarefree.com/flv-player/adbr4/.../?lg=EN&dl=1&chnl=sadbr4_en1118&dp=Ym89NiZzbGlkPTE2NDgmc3ViaWQ9MjIxNjY4JnNvPTQmY2ljbXA9MTY2Mjk4JnB1YmlkPTExMTgmY2lwaWQ9MTgzMDgwJmNpc2lkPUEzOEE3NzJBNDIzNDA1OTk5NzE3JmNpcmlkPUEzOEE3NzJBNDI0MjAxNzM5MTk2OSZjaXVpZD0tMTkzNjExOTY1MTk3ODU0OTcwMyZjcmlkPTE2MDU4ODgmZXhjaWQ9MjImb3NsaWQ9OTk0OCZtbXQ9MSZjbnRyeT0yOQ==

Remove flvplayersetup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.