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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 12 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:
f1337e3a029545b604f2af439d3e5b49

SHA-1:
7bda5ce55958ee186f31195b4ba654c9a3308b81

SHA-256:
a9f44ee5e04f8e4bc2c4859b1319cc8b30043cca598425097ad63a07d7566ed6

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/23/2024 10:38:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.141.178

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2016.0.2946

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0298

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flvplayersetup(1).exe (Adware)
2015.10.25.9

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CoolApp
v2015.10.25.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CoolAppDownloads.Installer (M)
15.8.28.20

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9548

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28115

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1790

File size:
1.1 MB (1,107,848 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
Signed by:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 6:59:59 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:svSX3DIWJIp7OmSAnieN8uVZ58xJWUddO27YHCiCu+iKrzoo7N:Ig8p7UAijuVZ58Lxz3kHCiCuhg7N

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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Entropy:
7.8413

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/adbr4/.../?lg=EN&dl=1&chnl=APN_adbr4_2035279&dp=lax1CKavkeKz-dOTXxACGM7r5_SP-Z2EMCINNzEuMTIzLjEzNi43NCgBMO2u4JcF

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