flvplayersetup.exe

InstallCore Ltd.

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 InstallCore has been detected as adware by 8 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:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f7ec8e43f602bdb9688c731a04de013e

SHA-1:
7e6eac4106db6f779a4d2e91676879507841c751

SHA-256:
1a2ad36d1e337a3e0df720c87951bd6bccfb991574ad3f763a250370e4a5127e

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/24/2024 7:24:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
160118-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.AB
2015.0.4477

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Norman
Application.InstallCore.S
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.13.1

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
46838

File size:
996.8 KB (1,020,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallCore Ltd., OU=Support, O=InstallCore Ltd., STREET=Nisim Aloni 21, L=Tel Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=62919, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0088971791FBF6CE4920268CDF6A0A825F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eWyIhytbCa4JPJPlDhcB3RsETJuwFy/bSkedElTTm1we3o5kW:eWyEgb+JPJPlDyg0J9Fy/bS1ITTm53o2

Entry address:
0xC2128

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, FC, 01, 43, 00, E8, 9F, F5, FF, FF, D9, D8, 5C, 88, A8, F5, 39, F1, 7D, 14, 08, 4E, F4, 54, 9A, 60, 1C, C6, F0, 23, 6F, BA, D9, D5, EC, A5, BB, D3, ED, B9, BD, 54, 8F, 7B, CF, 82, D8, D7, 4A, 93, E8, 88, 29, D2, D7, DE, 15, C4, 18, 2E, BC, D1, 86, 71, 37, 2B, 6F, ED, 6D, BE, 3B, E9, C5, 8A, 89, B4, 8C, 97, E2, 98, DB, 5E, 62, 7B, F0, 7D, E1, 41, 3B, E1, 8F, 31, 97, E3, 10, F6, 72, EA, 77, FB, D6, 96, C1, 3C, 9A, 93, A5, C3, 26, 84, D9, 7D, A1, B2, 29, 10, 6C, 67, F5, D3, 2A, 27...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

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