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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 9 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.coolfree-downloads.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
455f8c0f4bad25c5f8db5a654eef2bf6

SHA-1:
8696f2fc44202164d078a52070265dbceb15de14

SHA-256:
d461fa1dae264126ab3c26cc45c1a57c0a6f4425a30e6e5ae967416dd100aa26

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:26:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.145.80

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0235

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FJ (variant)
9.9725

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.8.23.8

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.08.23.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CoolAppDownloads.Installer (M)
15.7.22.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15821

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,135,552 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):
24576:tMJfslIJyV6zsvLu+Q36MlnIG8p0ObQ8aHudYKmEcuB5fjbKWSBe:+JfsuJyrjFQqMF82z8VZf

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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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.

http://www.coolfree-downloads.com/flv-player/gcp/.../?dl=1&lg=pt&dp=5S10gH7ema&chnl=63645201-217870

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