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flvplayersetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

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 PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 22 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-flv-player.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
badeaa05a82d08a837f8534604f376e9

SHA-1:
d0be7f38a36289551585911d4078e300941a3119

SHA-256:
1713c0967a11cf09fb7956b364aec995eb3a5a85608d703f7bca87fa8870abbe

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/19/2024 2:04:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QC.1
7.11.167.200

AVG
Adware InstallCore.ADF
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-527
0.98/19419

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.PRC
21856

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12708105
11.2015-22-04_4

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_pdfcreatorsetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.23.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15680

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.2155

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.04.22.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0BF4BC01DB27
5600.6788

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.ddyycf
0.30.20.1219

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.712960
15.04.22.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.PersonalCleaner
15.4.21.21

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9921

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39354

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.172
2.0.0.1930

File size:
696.3 KB (712,960 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:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/2/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mMvpQJAG4v5nm6k9tpu9TED/AkIUiFR6mhOcsMm1pAPDJB+RcPddCUG4ERi0Yf/y:mMvOqm6Gu9TU64mnsMj7u575iyaxs

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:
7.8660

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-flv-player.com/flv-player/gb/.../?dl=1

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