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FLVPlayerSetup.exe

Max Setup

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 Max Setup 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.cool-applications.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3bb63f1a49e1c4e0d103920c8303bd5

SHA-1:
8ce8a7c941a5b0596d17487f72eb2585f24af482

SHA-256:
8f1d0e5ff1e19cf364233de9c8b2093ffb3d1941294c2779279252d7f2098111

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:
4/25/2024 6:41:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
1031

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.142.76

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3509

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
1.0.20.500

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0100

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
8.14.04.10.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LB (variant)
8.9658

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
11.2014-10-04_5

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
14.4.24

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.RGZ@byybaVni
15.0.0.300

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetup.O
14.4.9.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

File size:
702.9 KB (719,776 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:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:znvp1ifzVLAWolKivByTc0SUbWB6MWBynzYvtW/udiFSM7YOeRBAAmeYX24M:znvfUVL55QBwct88WBuItWGdigMsOeDr

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:
7.7849

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 2 URLs.

http://www.cool-applications.com/flv-player/sh/.../?dl=1

http://www.cool-applications.com/flv-player/.../mmm/?dl=1&/flv-player/.../=&sr=mmm&chnl=106

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