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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 5 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 lb4-media-dist-37329468.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Best Free Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4d7f0ed35c19bd14b25d4a92b7af9977

SHA-1:
a8fb1b33ab22d4e825421b2d77862615c58fd64b

SHA-256:
d113560e020d8c7f90a26b7f317e357385099dfe9b5672cfcf442b4a74181bb1

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
5/7/2024 10:50:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.186
7.11.142.186

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3508

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MX (variant)
8.9665

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.11.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.BestFreeDownloads.O
14.4.11.6

File size:
709.2 KB (726,240 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:
Best Free Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/20/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ENHpmjaq/6Hk33GRDXSd/zbnYclJcSBJSe1j9SRW6irZG/KXTiXVDE9rUPo5k+8U:ENHEGPHrRDCdLbnbvJxaWrGX5ArUg5kq

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:
7.8573

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://lb4-media-dist-37329468.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com/flv-player/flgb/.../?dl=1&lg=en&chnl=flgb_&dp=MHMnDLKsTQAoPnABAAAAAJ55bwAAAAAAAgAAAAYAAAAAAP8AAAAEFaAPcAAAAAAAOgOJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADFFhoAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8A5aCodEMBAAAAAAAAADBlOGU0NjIyLTc4Y2YtMTFlMy04OWIzLTEwNjA0YmFmODNmOAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwz8ba0yCjJzs0Nz01NMvAwC9DzM7ew0Msusgj1MnGJLyqP8tQFANFhCzA=

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