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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 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.free-cool-apps.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
94dd708568574c6b0941adea95d20dbe

SHA-1:
b398de28009d8b59d8f59643eab5202769f46d89

SHA-256:
8461b8ec4d8e1f51f61982dbe05254f002b2c0338cb2fccdd9092ad992130c62

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:
4/24/2024 12:11:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.202.56

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3226

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.ELK
20747

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14671

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgopf
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.1.17.17

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36666

File size:
690.3 KB (706,856 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:
8/15/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:knvpEF6bPfGNuQju9PT+8OQBkdsBhY3p+Tz3bi4kGuMg/F1GcQdGFHuTrvolYjpX:knvqF6jauQMr+8OQB4KhKATbi4kGfQFk

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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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.free-cool-apps.com/flv-player/gcp/.../?dl=1&dp=ZZf2076842Za1769417Zg123Zw12Zm70Zc1856000522,1856000522Zs123Zi0ZZ

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