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flvplayersetup.exe

Best Free Downloads

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application flvplayersetup.exe by Best Free Downloads has been detected as adware by 14 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.coolappsdownloads.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8c0886ef4e618e60bdee4679073e884b

SHA-1:
8aadc3c1043c0a63da98cf9366ec227826c662bb

SHA-256:
790f6fff7af472c7a6e0626c87059e5c41c3388ebda0874d8ef7448fca376e34

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 3:04:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.164.150

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140730

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3397

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.LM
18759

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.10

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12898

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.30.04

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7053

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.O
14.7.30.15

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10452

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29708

File size:
687.5 KB (703,984 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:
Best Free Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Best Free Downloads, O=Best Free Downloads, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
046CC4AA2B722C5117786BD75A823929

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DMFa/Lc/7ICK5cvCCxpAXRbJAdqHcYo2k0rOyBFIcBFYbA76SGwwj6:DMFmmO7CC+acp2J7FbSkj4

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8593

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.coolappsdownloads.com/flv-player/gcp/.../?lg=EN&dl=1&dp=5T10lim9rE

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