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flvplayersetup.exe

Bestop-app

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 Bestop-app has been detected as adware by 11 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.coolsoftwaredownloads.com.
Publisher:
Bestop-app  (signed and verified)

MD5:
80140cdf2453d100c14b238f9888295a

SHA-1:
e02c32be2a8c81ca2e27940952c489104a5d97a4

SHA-256:
bdaa89ffcdf9631631dc00c0c886333001511f37904b90af06780d30213b844a

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:04:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QB.1
7.11.166.114

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3388

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0221

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QB (variant)
8.10237

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_flvplayersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.9.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.09.09

McAfee
Program.CryptInno
5600.7044

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10432

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
31208

File size:
772.9 KB (791,488 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:
Bestop-app

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/2/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bestop-app, O=Bestop-app, 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:
00C583348E8D545D9877E51DBB79A3DECB

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OBqvp3306Dv+aGx1hdg79zMhlqtpF78elVcfdGUV5/9/43IQZEZ4M0OTjw:OBqvFk6z+a4CGOQdGUV5O3I8q0

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:
7.8770

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.coolsoftwaredownloads.com/flv-player/gcp/.../?dl=1&dp=ZZf2518813Za2016226Zg116Zw15Zm1Zc1856000613,1856000613Zs193Zi0ZZ

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