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 25 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.fun-freedonwloads.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d283c9ccb474a6e85c18dbfa28e1cd4f

SHA-1:
b9696cd39c80cf5b9fe934971c6da952e84784cc

SHA-256:
a4a7d3b4c5598c750872500058d7d3249346e28c49d291a84e82687cfc5f4e47

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:46:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11730216
768

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.124.210

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11730216
1.0.20.1810

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.11730216
0.98/19582

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28695
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11730216
8.14.12.28.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11730216
11.2014-28-12_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11730216
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Malwarebytes
v2014.12.28.07

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11730216
15.0.0.1086

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djocte
0.28.6.63850

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11730216
14.09.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.12.28.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.141226

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10149

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0102
7.2.362

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25324

File size:
1.1 MB (1,134,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flvplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
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):
24576:jOyMJfsKfM7A4oCFcSS+xUWoyihBq+dBMhTkHfCtFW+bo1wkxJWOfDi:6lJfsXE4hKSSQUWoLNB4Tk/1/xJZu

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.

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