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 15 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.greatonlineapplications.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c735bf521b05a560274526dc642d13d8

SHA-1:
deb43df05c661b143f0cd9ab26d95956f60eac9d

SHA-256:
42a770fcecc2bff946eeb33304b7c50b73a7528f742cc53c879126f91e5a89e8

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/19/2024 2:30:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.134.156

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140418

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3500

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.VDFG
17999

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JS (variant)
8.9495

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCore
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CoolApp
v2014.04.18.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.O
14.8.7.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Trojan.MTA.0162
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27768

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1789

File size:
763.9 KB (782,264 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:
8/14/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 8:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mRvpkcn4pOQNW3Yu7nDeIbUK7qbwmcvJo+BFOZYAV05OldS5Z2IFULtz7LDR4+3e:mRvSuQNCYu7iIbWbwJvG319S5Q2UF7LN

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.

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